Frank: The Voice

The Agony And The Ecstasy Mr. Kaplan's first book of his Frank Sinatra two-volume biography was published in 2011. 'Frank' covers the years from 1915 through 195The Agony And The Ecstasy Franklin the Mouse Mr. Kaplan's first book of his Frank Sinatra two-volume biography was published in 2011. 'Frank' covers the years from 1915 through 1954. At almost 720 pages, there was never a dull moment while reading it. Heck, even Mr. Sinatra's birth, beginning on page one, was dramatic. Ole Blue Eyes is a great study of the nature of celebrity and one man's insatiable ego. Sinatra was clearly recognized as a musical genius despite his inability to read music sheets. Each song and performance was unique depending on what was occurring in his personal life. Much like John Wayne, Sinatra's tough guy swagger was hiding an insecure man. Mr. Kaplan's work do. . At almost 720 pages, there was never a dull moment while reading it. Heck, even Mr. Sinatra's birth, beginning on page one, was dramatic. Ole Blue Eyes is a great study of the nature of celebrity and one man's insatiable ego. Sinatra was clearly recognized as a musical genius despite his inability to read music sheets. Each song and performance was unique depending on what was occurring in his personal life. Much like John Wayne, Sinatra's tough guy swagger was hiding an insecure man. Mr. Kaplan's work do. Sinatra, from Birth to Oscar Frank Sinatra, The Voice, is Part 1 of the most comprehensive biography on one of the world's most famous entertainersWhile it chronicles Sinatra's life from birth through his triumph in winning the Oscar as best supporting actor in From Here to Eternity, it is also an in depth character study. A domineering mother and a passive father shape an individual very fragile relying on constant success not just with his brilliant singing but also by surrounding himself with a group "friends" to assure he would never be alone as well as a number of women to attempt to satisfy his insatiable desires. Only one, Ava Gardner, came close but even this r. "The Voice and his messed up life" according to Sue J. A biography of Frank Sinatra from the beginning to 195The Voice and his messed up life Sue J A biography of Frank Sinatra from the beginning to 1954, and STILL 800 pages! (Well that includes the bibliography and index.) Since Sinatra is by far and away my favorite singer of all time, I had to read this, even knowing what a messed up jerk he was. Messed up and jerk are terms that now seem tame. He was not a nice man, but I love the voice anyway. No doubt if I had been born 20 years earlier, I'd have been screaming "Frankie" along with all the other bobby-soxers. The voice is just that good.. , and STILL 800 pages! (Well that includes the bibliography and index.) Since Sinatra is by far and away my favorite singer of all time, I had to read this, even knowing what a messed up jerk he was. Messed up and jerk are terms that now seem tame. He was not a nice man, but I love the voice anyway. No doubt if I had been born 20 years earlier, I'd have been screaming "Frankie" along with all the other bobby-soxers. The voice is just that good.

In Frank: The Voice, Kaplan reveals how he did it, bringing deeper insight than ever before to the complex psyche and tur­bulent life behind that incomparable vocal instrument. Best-selling author James Kaplan redefines Frank Sinatra in a triumphant new biography that includes many rarely seen photographs. Here at last is the biographer who makes the reader feel what it was really like to be Frank Sinatra - as man, as musician, as tortured genius.. But despite his mammoth fame, Sinatra the man has remained an enigma. Frank Sinatra was the best-known entertainer of the 20th century - infinitely charismatic, lionized, and notori­ous in equal measure. We relive the years 1915 to 1954 in glistening detail, experiencing as if for the first time Sinatra's journey from the streets of Hoboken, his fall from the apex of celebrity, and his Oscar-winning return in From Here to Eternity. Sinatra endowed the songs he sang with the explosive conflict of his own personality. As Bob Spitz did with the Beatles, Tina Brown for Diana, and Peter Guralnick for Elvis, James Kaplan goes behind the legend and hype to bring alive a force that changed popular culture in fundamental ways. He also made the very act of listening to pop music a more personal experience than it had ever been