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The master interpreter of song, Frank Sinatra
Equal parts charisma and enigma, Frank Sinatra is arguably the best-known entertainer of the twentieth century. But behind the blue eyes, velvet voice and legendary performances is the life of a real man. In his new book, Frank: The Voice, author James Kaplan fills in the details of Sinatra’s story in full detail, including his inauspicious beginnings in Hoboken, singing for quarters in his father’s tavern as a 12-year old kid, his meteoric rise to superstardom, and his marriages, infidelities, struggles and miraculous comebacks. Through exhaustive research, Kaplan's biography offers an almost day-by-day experience of Sinatra's life, making his legend feel at once intimate and as towering as ever.
Equal parts charisma and enigma, Frank Sinatra is arguably the best-known entertainer of the twentieth century. But behind the blue eyes, velvet voice and legendary performances is the life of a real man. In his new book, Frank: The Voice, author James Kaplan fills in the details of Sinatra’s story in full detail, including his inauspicious beginnings in Hoboken, singing for quarters in his father’s tavern as a 12-year old kid, his meteoric rise to superstardom, and his marriages, infidelities, struggles and miraculous comebacks. Through exhaustive research, Kaplan's biography offers an almost day-by-day experience of Sinatra's life, making his legend feel at once intimate and as towering as ever.
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James Kaplan, author of Frank: The Voice