FRANK SINATRA

Frank Sinatra was a singer and actor from the USA whose phrasing reshaped popular vocal performance. His recordings with arrangers such as Nelson Riddle and Billy May include In the Wee Small Hours, Songs for Swingin’ Lovers!, Come Fly with Me, and My Way. Sinatra’s voice became a central sound of mid-20th-century popular song, swing, and orchestral ballad style.

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