Let Me Be Frank

The Extraordinary Life and Music of Frank Sinatra, Jr.

AvBruce H. Klauber,Andrea Kauffman

Häftad, Engelska, 2027

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As an American singer, conductor, composer, and actor, Frank Sinatra, Jr. (1944–2016), had a long and successful music career and was recognized for his many contributions to American popular song. Yet, his own star has often been overshadowed by his world-famous father. The first book ever published about Frank Sinatra, Jr., Let Me Be Frank: The Extraordinary Life and Music of Frank Sinatra, Jr., details how this complex and often misunderstood artist dealt with professional struggles, personal demons, and endless comparisons with his father to emerge as a thriving performer who finally made peace with the name "Sinatra." Let Me Be Frank chronicles Frank Sinatra, Jr.’s life and music career, including the lifetime loyalty of his friends and bandsmen, and his notorious womanizing. It also, of course, details the challenging relationship with his father, including an incident with his father that may have changed Frank Jr. forever. He ran from comparisons to his father and lost work due to his refusal to sing his father’s songs. The book also details Frank Jr.’s kidnapping in 1963 when he was nineteen. Included are over forty interviews with Frank Jr.’s friends, family, and colleagues. It also features a compelling narrative from Andrea Kauffman, Frank Jr.’s personal manager and close friend of thirty-one years, and an in-depth musical analysis of four decades of Frank Jr.’s recordings and stage shows. Let Me Be Frank finally sets the record straight about a brilliant man and a brilliant performer who never truly got the credit he deserved.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2027-01-15
Mått:152 x 229 x undefined mm
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:American Made Music Series
Antal sidor:264
Förlag:University Press of Mississippi
ISBN:9781496865991

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Populärmusik inom Kultur
Musiker, sångare och grupper inom Kultur
Biografi: konst och underhållning inom Biografier

Mer om författaren

Bruce H. Klauber is biographer of jazz legends Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich in books and Warner Bros. films. As a music journalist, he has contributed to dozens of national and regional periodicals. He was honored by Combs College of Music and Drexel University for his contributions to music journalism and jazz performance.Andrea Kauffman is an entertainment industry manager, concert producer, and agent, responsible for bringing dozens of jazz legends—including Mel Tormé, Bobby Scott, Frank D’Rone, George Shearing, and Morgana King—to Atlantic City hotels and casinos. She was the personal manager of Frank Sinatra, Jr. from 1985 until his death in 2016.

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"Let Me Be Frank is the first book ever published about Sinatra, Jr., and there are no two better people to tackle the subject than Kauffman and Klauber, who don’t hold back and share intimate, never-before-known stories about the musical legend and how he dealt with professional struggles, personal demons, and endless comparisons with his father to emerge as a thriving performer who finally made peace with the name ‘Sinatra.’ - Scott Cronick (www.shorelocalnews.com)"Frank Sinatra, Jr. was a skilled musician, appeared fairly regularly on television for a time, and was a good actor. . . . But he never escaped the shadow which affected his personal relationships, his attitudes, and his career. Let Me Be Frank explores all of this in colorful, detailed, and well-written fashion. This is a book that always holds on to one’s attention. It certainly makes one wish that Frank Sinatra, Jr. had not been burdened with that name." - Scott Yanow, The Syncopated Times"The book is a rich depiction of Frank, Jr. and his intriguing life with his family and in the music business. The authors, Klauber and Kauffman, are extremely qualified to undertake such a task." - Victor L. Schermer, AllAboutJazz.com"Let Me Be Frank is the first biography of the enigmatic Frank Sinatra, Jr., a singer who lived most of his life in the immense shadow of his legendary father. The authors, Bruce Klauber and Andrea Kauffman, created this work as a labor of love for a man they knew well. Their research is extensive, drawn from over forty in-depth interviews, including one with Michael Sinatra, the singer’s son. Kauffman was Frank Jr.’s manager for over thirty years, and she chronicles his evolution from someone who insisted on going his own way to someone who embraced his father’s legacy after his death in 1998." - Anthony DiFlorio, entertainment archivist and WRDV-FM host