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Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and film actor. Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra found unprecedented success as a solo artist from the early to mid-1940s after being signed by Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the "bobby soxers", he released his first album, ''The Voice of Frank Sinatra'' in 1946. His professional career had stalled by the 1950s, but it was reborn in 1953 after he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in ''From Here to Eternity''. He signed with Capitol Records in 1953 and released several critically lauded albums (such as ''In the Wee Small Hours'', ''Songs for Swingin' Lovers!'', ''Come Fly with Me'', ''Only the Lonely'' and ''Nice 'n' Easy''). Sinatra left Capitol to found his own record label, Reprise Records in 1961 (finding success with albums such as ''Ring-a-Ding-Ding!'', ''Sinatra at the Sands'' and ''Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim''), toured internationally, was a founding member of the Rat Pack and fraternized with celebrities and statesmen, including John F. Kennedy. Sinatra turned 50 in 1965, recorded the retrospective ''September of My Years'', starred in the Emmy-winning television special ''Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music'', and scored hits with "Strangers in the Night" and "My Way". With sales of his music dwindling and after appearing in several poorly received films, Sinatra retired for the first time in 1971. Two years later, however, he came out of retirement and in 1973 recorded several albums, scoring a Top 40 hit with "(Theme From) New York, New York" in 1980. Using his Las Vegas shows as a home base, he toured both within the United States and internationally, until a short time before his death in 1998. Sinatra also forged a highly successful career as a film actor. After winning Best Supporting Actor in 1953, he also garnered a nomination for Best Actor for ''The Man with the Golden Arm'', and critical acclaim for his performance in ''The Manchurian Candidate''. He also starred in such musicals as ''High Society'', ''Pal Joey'', ''Guys and Dolls'' and ''On the Town''. Sinatra was honored at the Kennedy Center Honors in 1983 and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan in 1985 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1997. He was the recipient of eleven Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Trustees Award, Grammy Legend Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Sinatra is also one of world’s best-selling artists of all time, having sold more than 150 million copies worldwide.

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The Voice - Over Twenty Years in… Other 2012-03-05 itunes amazon
Love Songs & More Compilation 2011 itunes amazon
Sinatra/Jobim: The Complete Reprise… Compilation 2010-05-04 itunes amazon
100 Hits Legends: Frank Sinatra Compilation 2009-10-05 itunes amazon
Live at the Meadowlands Live 2009 itunes amazon
Beautiful Ballads & Love Songs Compilation 2008-01-15 itunes amazon
White Collection Compilation 2008 itunes amazon
I've Got You Under My Skin Compilation 2007-03-19 itunes amazon
Frank Sinatra Collection Compilation 2007 itunes amazon
The Legend Of Compilation 2007 itunes amazon
Sinatra: Vegas Live 2006-11-07 itunes amazon
Frank Sinatra Compilation 2006-08-21 itunes amazon
The Ultimate Collection Compilation 2006 itunes amazon
Duets and Duets II Compilation 2005-11-21 itunes amazon
The Magic of the Music Other 2005-04-18 itunes amazon
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