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Francis Albert Sinatra celebrates the century mark this Saturday. The late Grammy and Oscar winner — who died in 1998 after suffering a heart attack — introduced the world to an America where rats traveled in packs, and ladies were tramps, with both camps regularly convening over a smoke in one hand and a glass of whiskey (poured neat, with messy results) in the other.
Here at Best of NJ, while we like Frank for not doing it society’s way, but rather — hmm, how does that song go again? — we absolutely love him for being the skinny son of a boxer- turned-saloon-owner, born and raised in Hoboken, New Jersey. Through the years, we all came to know his iconic, signature tunes: “Strangers in the Night,” “Fly Me to the Moon,” “My Way,” and so on, but there’s a lot more to Sinatra’s legacy than just the hits.
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So without further adieu (that’s Italian, right?), here’s our essential online Sinatra viewing, listening and — thanks to many Chairman Of The Board™ impressions out there — laughing list, in honor of Sinatra’s 100th birthday on December 12.
The Beginning (1939)
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