Frank_ The Voice Part 37

1. Another hypothesis, lip-wise: starting in the early 1940s and until the end of his career, Sinatra had a habit, during vocalization, of periodically pulling his mouth to the right and lowering his eyelids-an expression that signaled emotional transport, but that also might have been his version of the corner-of-the-lips pinhole that Tommy Dorsey used to sneak a breath. Another hypothesis, lip-wise: starting in the early 1940s and until the end of his career, Sinatra had a habit, during vocalization, of periodically pulling his mouth to the right and lowering his eyelids-an expression that signaled emotional transport, but that also might have been his version of the corner-of-the-lips pinhole that Tommy Dorsey used to sneak a breath.2. In fact he was the president of his congregation, Temple Beth Israel in Philadelphia. In fact he was the president of his congregation, Temple Beth Israel in Philadelphia.3. Ben Barton, as a young supplicant, had brought the song to Frank backstage at the Paramount, initiating a thirty-year business and personal relations.h.i.+p. Ben Barton, as a young supplicant, had brought the song to Frank backstage at the Paramount, initiating a thirty-year business and personal relations.h.i.+p.4. The figure isn't universally accepted: some have pointed out that "All" never won a gold record, as, for example, Glenn Miller's "Chattanooga Choo Choo" had the year before. Still, sales were brisk. And, it should be noted, the fact that Harry James himself had broken through in a big way didn't hurt a bit. Not long after Sinatra made his big splash at the Riobamba, James-now divorced from Louise Tobin and dating Betty Grable-and the Music Makers, now twenty-seven strong (including an eight-piece string section and two French horns), opened at the Paramount, causing almost the same kind of hysteria that Frankie had. The figure isn't universally accepted: some have pointed out that "All" never won a gold record, as, for example, Glenn Miller's "Chattanooga Choo Choo" had the year before. Still, sales were brisk. And, it should be noted, the fact that Harry James himself had broken through in a big way didn't hurt a bit. Not long after Sinatra made his big splash at the Riobamba, James-now divorced from Louise Tobin and dating Betty Grable-and the Music Makers, now twenty-seven strong (including an eight-piece string section and two French horns), opened at the Paramount, causing almost the same kind of hysteria that Frankie had.5. The studio's pointed new slogan: "Entertainment, not genius." The studio's pointed new slogan: "Entertainment, not genius."6. Very chivalrous of Frank, as long as he was fudging his age by two years, to make Nancy two years younger, too! Very chivalrous of Frank, as long as he was fudging his age by two years, to make Nancy two years younger, too!7. One of which, Harold Adamson and Jimmy McHugh's "I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night," was nominated for an Oscar. One of which, Harold Adamson and Jimmy McHugh's "I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night," was nominated for an Oscar.8. Though the general hoity-toitiness was somewhat ruffled by the highly conspicuous ringside presence of Dolly (attending not with Marty but with a gaggle of Hoboken girlfriends). Mama Sinatra cheered l.u.s.tily throughout Frankie's performance, then came backstage afterward to pose for pictures and brief reporters: "You know, my son has broken just about every record that b.a.s.t.a.r.d Bing Crosby ever set. Write Though the general hoity-toitiness was somewhat ruffled by the highly conspicuous ringside presence of Dolly (attending not with Marty but with a gaggle of Hoboken girlfriends). Mama Sinatra cheered l.u.s.tily throughout Frankie's performance, then came backstage afterward to pose for pictures and brief reporters: "You know, my son has broken just about every record that b.a.s.t.a.r.d Bing Crosby ever set. Write that that down in your G.o.dd.a.m.n notepad" (Taraborrelli, down in your G.o.dd.a.m.n notepad" (Taraborrelli, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 67).9. Some men reluctant to go into military service during World War II are known to have had an eardrum punctured. However, the FBI file on Sinatra notes that "the perforation of the drum (tympanum) was a disease perforation so far as Captain WEINTROB could tell and not the result of an incision by human hands" (Kuntz and Kuntz, Some men reluctant to go into military service during World War II are known to have had an eardrum punctured. However, the FBI file on Sinatra notes that "the perforation of the drum (tympanum) was a disease perforation so far as Captain WEINTROB could tell and not the result of an incision by human hands" (Kuntz and Kuntz, Sinatra Files Sinatra Files, p. 19).10 The following year he would acknowledge his fears, with only partial irony, by recording a novelty number called "d.i.c.k Haymes, d.i.c.k Todd, and Como." The V-Disc, a unique collaboration among Sammy Cahn, Johnny Burke, and Jimmy Van Heusen, contained lines such as "I'll soon become a wreck/they're breathin' on my neck" and "They're really comin' fast/Who knows, I may be past." Where Haymes and Como were concerned, Sinatra's fears were not misplaced. One suspects Todd, the so-called Canadian Crosby (he sounded exactly like Bing played at a slightly slower speed), was thrown in for joke value. And as always with Frank, his best jokes were written by others. The following year he would acknowledge his fears, with only partial irony, by recording a novelty number called "d.i.c.k Haymes, d.i.c.k Todd, and Como." The V-Disc, a unique collaboration among Sammy Cahn, Johnny Burke, and Jimmy Van Heusen, contained lines such as "I'll soon become a wreck/they're breathin' on my neck" and "They're really comin' fast/Who knows, I may be past." Where Haymes and Como were concerned, Sinatra's fears were not misplaced. One suspects Todd, the so-called Canadian Crosby (he sounded exactly like Bing played at a slightly slower speed), was thrown in for joke value. And as always with Frank, his best jokes were written by others.SOURCE NOTES11 "You better push": "You better push": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 72.12 "SPECIALLY ADDED": "SPECIALLY ADDED": Shaw, Shaw, Twentieth-Century Romantic Twentieth-Century Romantic, p. 43.13 "Frank was in": "Frank was in": Wilson, Wilson, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 44.14 Many years later: Many years later: Frank Sinatra, interview with Sidney Zion, Yale University, April 15, 1986. Frank Sinatra, interview with Sidney Zion, Yale University, April 15, 1986.15 "If you're not scared": "If you're not scared": Jerry Lewis, in discussion with the author, March 2008. Jerry Lewis, in discussion with the author, March 2008.16 "Three times an evening": "Three times an evening": George Frazier, "Frank Sinatra," George Frazier, "Frank Sinatra," Life Life, May 3, 1943.17 "When I came": "When I came": Summers and Swan, Summers and Swan, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 81.18 "I'm flying high": "I'm flying high": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 79.19 "was a sensation": "was a sensation": Cahn, Cahn, I Should Care I Should Care, p. 132.20 "He had them": "He had them": Friedwald, Friedwald, Sinatra! Sinatra! p. 130. p. 130.21 "Jimmy Van Heusen once canceled": "Jimmy Van Heusen once canceled": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 574.22 "He was a very unusual-looking": "He was a very unusual-looking": George Avakian, in discussion with the author, Oct. 2006. George Avakian, in discussion with the author, Oct. 2006.23 "He is acutely aware": "He is acutely aware": G.o.ddard Lieberson, liner notes for G.o.ddard Lieberson, liner notes for Frank Sinatra Conducts the Music of Alec Wilder Frank Sinatra Conducts the Music of Alec Wilder (Columbia Records, 1946). (Columbia Records, 1946).24 "Traveling by train": "Traveling by train": Nancy Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, American Legend American Legend, p. 57.25 "SECRET OF LURE": "SECRET OF LURE": Isabel Morse Jones, "Secret of Lure Told by Crooner-It's Love," Isabel Morse Jones, "Secret of Lure Told by Crooner-It's Love," Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times, Aug. 12, 1943.26 "Noah Webster forgive": "Noah Webster forgive": Parsons, Parsons, Tell It to Louella Tell It to Louella, p. 147.27 "Dear Sir": "Dear Sir": Kuntz and Kuntz, Kuntz and Kuntz, Sinatra Files Sinatra Files, p. 4.28 "It's Dorsey": "It's Dorsey": Friedwald, Friedwald, Sinatra! Sinatra! p. 112. p. 112.29 "The next day": "The next day": Puzo, Puzo, G.o.dfather G.o.dfather, p. 43.30 "The man who straightened": "The man who straightened": Sinatra, interview. Sinatra, interview.31 "Frank told me years": "Frank told me years": Lewis, discussion. Lewis, discussion.32 " "Bergen Record entertainment": entertainment": Levinson, Levinson, Tommy Dorsey Tommy Dorsey, p. 161.33 "vividly remembers her": "vividly remembers her": Ibid. Ibid.34 "not real underworld": "not real underworld": Taraborrelli, Taraborrelli, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 65.35 "It wasn't much": "It wasn't much": Ibid. Ibid.36 "Hey, Wop": "Hey, Wop": Wilson, Wilson, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 79.37 "Frank Albert Sinatra is physically": "Frank Albert Sinatra is physically": Kuntz and Kuntz, Kuntz and Kuntz, Sinatra Files Sinatra Files, p. 11.38 "Dear Mr. Winch.e.l.l": "Dear Mr. Winch.e.l.l": Ibid., p. 5. Ibid., p. 5.39 "The diagnosis": "The diagnosis": Weintrob to Commanding General, Dec. 28, 1943, FBI, 25-244122-7. Weintrob to Commanding General, Dec. 28, 1943, FBI, 25-244122-7.40 "stated that no one": "stated that no one": Kuntz and Kuntz, Kuntz and Kuntz, Sinatra Files Sinatra Files, p. 20.41 "What physical or mental": "What physical or mental": Ibid., p. 11. Ibid., p. 11.

CHAPTER 13.

1. It must have been a different group of soldiers and sailors who attended a show at the Hollywood Canteen in January 1944. Not just Sinatra, but Hope, Crosby, Ginger Rogers, and Fibber McGee and Molly were present. "When it was [Sinatra's] turn to sing," Nancy Sinatra writes, "the ovations kept him on stage for over an hour. At the end of his performance, it was reported that servicemen swarmed onto the stage, lifted him to their shoulders and paraded him throughout the Canteen, cheering so loudly that it could be heard blocks away" (Nancy Sinatra, It must have been a different group of soldiers and sailors who attended a show at the Hollywood Canteen in January 1944. Not just Sinatra, but Hope, Crosby, Ginger Rogers, and Fibber McGee and Molly were present. "When it was [Sinatra's] turn to sing," Nancy Sinatra writes, "the ovations kept him on stage for over an hour. At the end of his performance, it was reported that servicemen swarmed onto the stage, lifted him to their shoulders and paraded him throughout the Canteen, cheering so loudly that it could be heard blocks away" (Nancy Sinatra, American Legend American Legend, p. 59).2. The "Franklin" was, of course, for FDR; "Emanuel" was in honor of the soon-to-be-dishonored Manie Sacks. The "Wayne" remains a mystery-perhaps a tribute to a New Jersey town where Frank once spent a pleasant hour? In any case, the emotionally snakebit and eternally paternally disregarded F. W. E. Sinatra would eventually-in a cla.s.sic case of identifying with the oppressor-change his name to Frank junior. (And would be immortalized, on The "Franklin" was, of course, for FDR; "Emanuel" was in honor of the soon-to-be-dishonored Manie Sacks. The "Wayne" remains a mystery-perhaps a tribute to a New Jersey town where Frank once spent a pleasant hour? In any case, the emotionally snakebit and eternally paternally disregarded F. W. E. Sinatra would eventually-in a cla.s.sic case of identifying with the oppressor-change his name to Frank junior. (And would be immortalized, on The Sopranos The Sopranos, as the Chairboy of the Board.)3. "The artist agrees to conduct himself with due regard to public conventions and morals and agrees that he will not do or commit any act or thing that will degrade him in society, or bring him into public hatred, contempt, scorn, or ridicule, that will tend to shock, insult, or offend the community or ridicule public morals or decency, or prejudice the producer (MGM) or the motion picture industry in general" (Leff and Simmons, "The artist agrees to conduct himself with due regard to public conventions and morals and agrees that he will not do or commit any act or thing that will degrade him in society, or bring him into public hatred, contempt, scorn, or ridicule, that will tend to shock, insult, or offend the community or ridicule public morals or decency, or prejudice the producer (MGM) or the motion picture industry in general" (Leff and Simmons, Dame in the Kimono Dame in the Kimono, p. 5).4. Proser was Frank Costello's legit partner, and would gradually-and then not so gradually-be edged out. Proser was Frank Costello's legit partner, and would gradually-and then not so gradually-be edged out.SOURCE NOTES5 "There's a lot of griping": "There's a lot of griping": Summers and Swan, Summers and Swan, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 93.6 "It is not too much": "It is not too much": Manchester, Manchester, The Glory and the Dream The Glory and the Dream, p. 309.7 "Take a minute": "Take a minute": Vimms Vitamins radio advertis.e.m.e.nt, MP3, Vimms Vitamins radio advertis.e.m.e.nt, MP3, www.oldtimeradiofans.com/old_radio_commercials/vimms_vitamins.php.8 "Dad was on the air": "Dad was on the air": Nancy Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, American Legend American Legend, p. 59.9 "This love of mine": "This love of mine": Lyrics from "This Love of Mine," words and music by Sol Parker, Hank Sanicola, and Frank Sinatra (New York: Barton Music/Warner Bros. Music, 1953). Lyrics from "This Love of Mine," words and music by Sol Parker, Hank Sanicola, and Frank Sinatra (New York: Barton Music/Warner Bros. Music, 1953).10 "Who wants to hire": "Who wants to hire": White, White, You Must Remember This You Must Remember This, p. 304.11 "I was at Lockheed": "I was at Lockheed": James Kaplan, "The King of Ring-a-Ding-Ding," James Kaplan, "The King of Ring-a-Ding-Ding," Movies Rock Movies Rock (a supplemental publication of (a supplemental publication of Vanity Fair Vanity Fair), Dec. 2007.12 "n.i.g.g.e.rs all work": "n.i.g.g.e.rs all work": Lyrics from "Ol' Man River," words by Oscar Hammerstein, music by Jerome Kern (New York: T. B. Harms, 1927). Lyrics from "Ol' Man River," words by Oscar Hammerstein, music by Jerome Kern (New York: T. B. Harms, 1927).13 " "I want that boy": Nancy Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, My Father My Father, p. 64.14 "I have just received": "I have just received": Columbia Records Archive, Sony Music Corporation. Columbia Records Archive, Sony Music Corporation.15 "it was in complete innocence": "it was in complete innocence": Ibid. 204 Ibid. 204 "Joe E. Lewis, the only": "Joe E. Lewis, the only": Ibid. Ibid.

CHAPTER 14.

1. There was also the far from negligible matter of broad new s.e.xual horizons. From the beginning of Sinatra's tenure at Metro springs the legend-impossible to substantiate but too delicious to ignore-of the to-do list of female fellow luminaries he posted on his dressing-room wall and checked off one by one as he proceeded through. There was also the far from negligible matter of broad new s.e.xual horizons. From the beginning of Sinatra's tenure at Metro springs the legend-impossible to substantiate but too delicious to ignore-of the to-do list of female fellow luminaries he posted on his dressing-room wall and checked off one by one as he proceeded through.2. The effect of Lady May's unique child rearing on her son's maturing psyche was understandably complex. Getting wind that the young Englishman had certain s.e.xual eccentricities, Mayer a.s.sumed that Lawford was simply gay and, with fatherly concern, sent him to get testosterone injections. Lawford, whom the author knew slightly, told the story on himself with great amus.e.m.e.nt. The effect of Lady May's unique child rearing on her son's maturing psyche was understandably complex. Getting wind that the young Englishman had certain s.e.xual eccentricities, Mayer a.s.sumed that Lawford was simply gay and, with fatherly concern, sent him to get testosterone injections. Lawford, whom the author knew slightly, told the story on himself with great amus.e.m.e.nt.3. And Hope and Crosby both belonged to the ritzy Lakeside Golf Club, just across the street: No Jews Allowed, and as for Italian-American entertainers, why, the question had never even come up before, but now that it was being asked...Despite Bob and Bing's sponsors.h.i.+p, Lakeside turned Sinatra down, and he thereby became the first gentile ever to join the ranks of Groucho Marx, Jack Benny, and George Burns at Hillcrest Country Club, in Beverly Hills. And Hope and Crosby both belonged to the ritzy Lakeside Golf Club, just across the street: No Jews Allowed, and as for Italian-American entertainers, why, the question had never even come up before, but now that it was being asked...Despite Bob and Bing's sponsors.h.i.+p, Lakeside turned Sinatra down, and he thereby became the first gentile ever to join the ranks of Groucho Marx, Jack Benny, and George Burns at Hillcrest Country Club, in Beverly Hills.SOURCE NOTES4 "Sinatra 1-A": "Sinatra 1-A": Spencer Leigh, "What Did the FBI Make of Top Pop Stars?" Spencer Leigh, "What Did the FBI Make of Top Pop Stars?" Independent Independent, Dec. 13, 2005, www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/what-did-the-fbi-make-of-top-pop-stars-519323.html.5 "bugle-deaf Frankie-boy": "bugle-deaf Frankie-boy": Kuntz and Kuntz, Kuntz and Kuntz, Sinatra Files Sinatra Files, p. 21.6 "Even I grow humble": "Even I grow humble": Shaw, Shaw, Twentieth-Century Romantic Twentieth-Century Romantic, p. 78.7 "Dateline New York": "Dateline New York": Columbia Records Archive, Sony Music Corporation. Columbia Records Archive, Sony Music Corporation.8 "On the golf course": "On the golf course": Lyrics from "I Can't Get Started," words by Ira Gershwin, music by Vernon Duke (New York: Chappell, 1935). Lyrics from "I Can't Get Started," words by Ira Gershwin, music by Vernon Duke (New York: Chappell, 1935).9 "I'll forget my sins": "I'll forget my sins": Lyrics from "San Fernando Valley," words and music by Gordon Jenkins (New York: Mayfair Music, 1943). Lyrics from "San Fernando Valley," words and music by Gordon Jenkins (New York: Mayfair Music, 1943).10 framed quotation: framed quotation: Shaw, Shaw, Twentieth-Century Romantic Twentieth-Century Romantic, p. 71.11 "When I arrived": "When I arrived": Nancy Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, American Legend American Legend, p. 61.12 "It came to such": "It came to such": Cahn, Cahn, I Should Care I Should Care, p. 134.13 "Frank thought Fred": "Frank thought Fred": Bud Yorkin, in discussion with the author, Feb. 2006. Bud Yorkin, in discussion with the author, Feb. 2006.14 "I was born with": "I was born with": Nancy Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, American Legend American Legend, p. 61.15 "quickly apologized": "quickly apologized": Ibid. Ibid.16 "Because I didn't think": "Because I didn't think": Ibid. Ibid.17 "We used to play": "We used to play": Silverman, Silverman, Dancing on the Ceiling Dancing on the Ceiling, p. 78.18 "Listen, I'm not supposed": "Listen, I'm not supposed": Wilson, Wilson, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 62.19 "Pictures stink": "Pictures stink": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 98.20 "Naturally he was tired": "Naturally he was tired": Ibid. Ibid.21 "It's easy for a guy": "It's easy for a guy": Ibid. Ibid.22 "In Sinatra's singing spot": "In Sinatra's singing spot": Nancy Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, American Legend American Legend, p. 63.

CHAPTER 15.

SOURCE NOTES1 "Could I bring": "Could I bring": Wilson, Wilson, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 63.2 "Mac, imagine this guy": "Mac, imagine this guy": Ibid. Ibid.3 "Then let's see": "Then let's see": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 95.4 "SINATRA HIT BY EGGS": "SINATRA HIT BY EGGS": Ibid. Ibid.5 "He may be famous": "He may be famous": Ibid., p. 96. Ibid., p. 96.6 "[It] was always jammed": "[It] was always jammed": Ibid., p. 95. Ibid., p. 95.7 "Let's go down": "Let's go down": Shaw, Shaw, Twentieth-Century Romantic Twentieth-Century Romantic, p. 80.8 "Peg was inside": "Peg was inside": Ibid. Ibid.9 "I was in my room": "I was in my room": Ibid. Ibid.10 "In the company of Orson": "In the company of Orson": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 99.11 "No indictment was found": "No indictment was found": Ibid., p. 100. Ibid., p. 100.12 "Though she'd love to work": "Though she'd love to work": Lyrics from "(I Got a Woman Crazy for Me) She's Funny That Way," words by Richard A. Whiting, music by Neil Moret (San Francisco: Villa Moret, 1928). Lyrics from "(I Got a Woman Crazy for Me) She's Funny That Way," words by Richard A. Whiting, music by Neil Moret (San Francisco: Villa Moret, 1928).13 "I fall in love": "I fall in love": Lyrics from "I Fall in Love Too Easily," words by Sammy Cahn, music by Jule Styne. From Lyrics from "I Fall in Love Too Easily," words by Sammy Cahn, music by Jule Styne. From Anchors Aweigh Anchors Aweigh (MGM, 1945). (MGM, 1945).

CHAPTER 16.

1. Nancy was clearly trying to b.u.t.ter Manie up by writing out Frankie junior's middle name, but-fascinatingly-got her own son's given first name (Franklin) wrong. It could have been that (just for a change) her husband was on her mind, but I think it more likely that she didn't think of Frank as Francis, either. Ava Gardner, as we'll see, would be the one who started all that. Nancy was clearly trying to b.u.t.ter Manie up by writing out Frankie junior's middle name, but-fascinatingly-got her own son's given first name (Franklin) wrong. It could have been that (just for a change) her husband was on her mind, but I think it more likely that she didn't think of Frank as Francis, either. Ava Gardner, as we'll see, would be the one who started all that.2. Still, it must be noted that the Sinatra of 1945 was a very different man from the one who had been a punching bag for his Hoboken Four partners back in the Major Bowes days. Fame, money, and power had pumped up his physical confidence and sense of ent.i.tlement (and would continue to do so until the onset of old age); it never hurt his confidence, either, that the beefy retainers with whom he surrounded himself jumped at his every command and flinched at each unkind word. Still, it must be noted that the Sinatra of 1945 was a very different man from the one who had been a punching bag for his Hoboken Four partners back in the Major Bowes days. Fame, money, and power had pumped up his physical confidence and sense of ent.i.tlement (and would continue to do so until the onset of old age); it never hurt his confidence, either, that the beefy retainers with whom he surrounded himself jumped at his every command and flinched at each unkind word.SOURCE NOTES3 "They tell me you": "They tell me you": Nancy Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, American Legend American Legend, p. 66.4 "What blazing new": "What blazing new": Parsons, Parsons, Tell It to Louella Tell It to Louella, p. 151.5 "necessary to the national": "necessary to the national": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 101.6 "IS CROONING ESSENTIAL?": "IS CROONING ESSENTIAL?": Ibid. Ibid.7 "I miss the times": "I miss the times": Lyrics from "Homesick, That's All," words and music by Gordon Jenkins (Columbia Records, 1945). V-Disc recording. 243 Lyrics from "Homesick, That's All," words and music by Gordon Jenkins (Columbia Records, 1945). V-Disc recording. 243 "MR. FRANK SINATRA": "MR. FRANK SINATRA": Columbia Records Archive, Sony Music Corporation. Columbia Records Archive, Sony Music Corporation.8 Frank's daughter Nancy has written: Frank's daughter Nancy has written: Nancy Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, American Legend American Legend, p. 58.9 "There might be": "There might be": George Benjamin, "Who Says Sinatra's a 'Sad Sack'? They Loved Him Overseas-and 150,000 GIs Can't Be Wrong!" George Benjamin, "Who Says Sinatra's a 'Sad Sack'? They Loved Him Overseas-and 150,000 GIs Can't Be Wrong!" Modern Screen Modern Screen, Jan. 1946, www.songsbysinatra.com/reprints/ms_0146.html10 "Go away, boy": "Go away, boy": Ibid. Ibid.11 "The singer kidded": "The singer kidded": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 104.12 "Are you a tenor": "Are you a tenor": Wilson, Wilson, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 337.13 "Shoemakers in uniform": "Shoemakers in uniform": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 104.14 "Mice make women": "Mice make women": Kahn, Kahn, Voice Voice, p. 114.15 "joy ride": "joy ride": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 105.16 "the Apollonian marvel": "the Apollonian marvel": Bosley Crowther, "Anchors Aweigh," Bosley Crowther, "Anchors Aweigh," New York Times New York Times, July 20, 1945.17 "Sinatra came down": "Sinatra came down": Summers and Swan, Summers and Swan, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 111.18 "George and I were": "George and I were": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 107.19 "GARY HIGH SCHOOL": "GARY HIGH SCHOOL": Edwardsville (Ill.) Intelligencer Edwardsville (Ill.) Intelligencer, Nov. 2, 1945.20 "outstanding efforts": "outstanding efforts": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 109.21 "You could reach": "You could reach": Summers and Swan, Summers and Swan, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 110.22 "What's he got?": "What's he got?": The House I Live In The House I Live In (RKO, 1945). (RKO, 1945).23 "a darling of": "a darling of": Kuntz and Kuntz, Kuntz and Kuntz, Sinatra Files Sinatra Files, p. 40.24 "FRANK SINATRA, well known": "FRANK SINATRA, well known": Ibid., p. 45. Ibid., p. 45.25 "they called s.h.i.+rley Temple": "they called s.h.i.+rley Temple": Summers and Swan, Summers and Swan, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 12.26 "I don't like Communists": "I don't like Communists": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 110.27 "We're bigger than": "We're bigger than": Moquin and Van Doren, Moquin and Van Doren, American Way of Crime American Way of Crime, p. viii.28 "Phil and Frank were": "Phil and Frank were": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 111.

CHAPTER 17.

SOURCE NOTES1 "August 1, 1945": "August 1, 1945": Columbia Records Archive, Sony Music Corporation. Columbia Records Archive, Sony Music Corporation.2 "Dear Frank. For the past six": "Dear Frank. For the past six": Ibid. Ibid.3 "Dear Frank: I received": "Dear Frank: I received": Ibid. Ibid.4 "They were tough-minded": "They were tough-minded": George Avakian, in discussion with the author, Oct. 2006. George Avakian, in discussion with the author, Oct. 2006.5 "These should be recorded": "These should be recorded": Friedwald, Friedwald, Sinatra! Sinatra! p. 176. p. 176.6 "We don't have enough": "We don't have enough": Ibid. Ibid.7 "Sinatra gave us": "Sinatra gave us": Ibid. Ibid.8 "I don't know the first thing": "I don't know the first thing": Ibid. Ibid.9 "That was a very strange": "That was a very strange": Avakian, discussion. Avakian, discussion.10 "Sinatra was then": "Sinatra was then": Friedwald, Friedwald, Sinatra! Sinatra! p. 176. p. 176.11 "Sinatra wasn't so bad": "Sinatra wasn't so bad": Avakian, discussion. Avakian, discussion.12 Frank Sinatra Conducts Frank Sinatra Conducts: Frank Sinatra Conducts the Music of Alec Wilder Frank Sinatra Conducts the Music of Alec Wilder (Columbia Records, 1946). (Columbia Records, 1946).13 "If you don't know": "If you don't know": Columbia Records Archive, Sony Music Corporation. Columbia Records Archive, Sony Music Corporation.

CHAPTER 18.

1. Although, as Will Friedwald points out, the long American Federation of Musicians strike, during which the big bands couldn't record, deprived the bands of vital revenue. Although, as Will Friedwald points out, the long American Federation of Musicians strike, during which the big bands couldn't record, deprived the bands of vital revenue.2. Technically, Sinatra was beaten to the punch by the great Lee Wiley, who, beginning in the late 1930s, made a series of limited-edition, one-composer (Gershwin, Porter, Rodgers and Hart) alb.u.ms for New York's Liberty Music Shops, which catered exclusively to Manhattan's first-nighting and cabaret-going elite. Technically, Sinatra was beaten to the punch by the great Lee Wiley, who, beginning in the late 1930s, made a series of limited-edition, one-composer (Gershwin, Porter, Rodgers and Hart) alb.u.ms for New York's Liberty Music Shops, which catered exclusively to Manhattan's first-nighting and cabaret-going elite.3. The bureau continued watching the Mafia closely, but doing little about it, until J. Edgar Hoover's death in 1972. Officially-since the Mob was aware that Hoover was a deeply closeted cross-dresser and a pa.s.sionate racetrack bettor who may have financed his gambling habit in unorthodox ways-the director was of the opinion that the Mob was an exaggerated problem. The bureau continued watching the Mafia closely, but doing little about it, until J. Edgar Hoover's death in 1972. Officially-since the Mob was aware that Hoover was a deeply closeted cross-dresser and a pa.s.sionate racetrack bettor who may have financed his gambling habit in unorthodox ways-the director was of the opinion that the Mob was an exaggerated problem.SOURCE NOTES4 "How sweet the way": "How sweet the way": Lyrics from "One Love," words by Leo Robin, music by David Rose (Sydney: Chappell, 1946). Lyrics from "One Love," words by Leo Robin, music by David Rose (Sydney: Chappell, 1946).5 "As Shaw put it": "As Shaw put it": Friedwald, Friedwald, Sinatra! Sinatra! p. 155. p. 155.6 "I take great pride": "I take great pride": Ibid., p. 156. Ibid., p. 156.7 "I was working": "I was working": Ibid., p. 153. Ibid., p. 153.8 "The day after our marriage": "The day after our marriage": Summers and Swan, Summers and Swan, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 124.9 "If I had as many": "If I had as many": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 471.10 "Yes, light an Old Gold": "Yes, light an Old Gold": Songs by Sinatra Songs by Sinatra, radio broadcast, Jan. 2, 1946, transcript at emruf.webs.com/sinatra.htm11 "featured songs for the ages": "featured songs for the ages": Friedwald, Friedwald, Sinatra! Sinatra! p. 160. p. 160.12 "As a symptom": "As a symptom": Kuntz and Kuntz, Kuntz and Kuntz, Sinatra Files Sinatra Files, p. 25.13 "I got a break": "I got a break": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 126.14 "Company had early": "Company had early": Ibid., p. 127. Ibid., p. 127.15 "Frank was born": "Frank was born": Shaw, Shaw, Twentieth-Century Romantic Twentieth-Century Romantic, p. 74.16 "The New York Office": "The New York Office": Kuntz and Kuntz, Kuntz and Kuntz, Sinatra Files Sinatra Files, p. 28.

CHAPTER 19.

1. Pablo Pica.s.so felt much the same way: see John Richardson's superb biography. Pablo Pica.s.so felt much the same way: see John Richardson's superb biography.2. This unique but completely successful meeting with jazz immortals occurred at a particularly significant juncture in the history of America's single indigenous art form, while the young t.i.tans Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker were in the process of creating jazz's version of cubism, bebop. A few months later, twenty-one-year-old Mel Torme, having heard Ella Fitzgerald sing scat syllables on "Lady Be Good," would begin trying it out himself, with great success. Sinatra, however, would keep being Sinatra (he could do nothing else), developing in parallel to jazz, never in its thrall. He was a representational artist to his core: abstraction never tempted him. This unique but completely successful meeting with jazz immortals occurred at a particularly significant juncture in the history of America's single indigenous art form, while the young t.i.tans Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker were in the process of creating jazz's version of cubism, bebop. A few months later, twenty-one-year-old Mel Torme, having heard Ella Fitzgerald sing scat syllables on "Lady Be Good," would begin trying it out himself, with great success. Sinatra, however, would keep being Sinatra (he could do nothing else), developing in parallel to jazz, never in its thrall. He was a representational artist to his core: abstraction never tempted him.3. A recent biography quotes Avakian as saying the singer and his henchmen walked down the hall "like five diamonds" (Summers and Swan, A recent biography quotes Avakian as saying the singer and his henchmen walked down the hall "like five diamonds" (Summers and Swan, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 86). Which makes no sense at all until you realize what the producer was actually saying: that they resembled the playing card the five of diamonds.4. Hilliard would also later co-write the great Sinatra anthem about the other end of the day, "In the Wee Small Hours." Hilliard would also later co-write the great Sinatra anthem about the other end of the day, "In the Wee Small Hours."5. He had acquired the nickname after surviving a 1929 "ride" in which he had been stabbed in the face. He had acquired the nickname after surviving a 1929 "ride" in which he had been stabbed in the face.SOURCE NOTES6 "I haven't much": "I haven't much": Summers and Swan, Summers and Swan, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 127.7 "Sinatra arrived": "Sinatra arrived": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 127.8 "an over-festive vacation": "an over-festive vacation": Wilson, Wilson, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 66.9 "You get word": "You get word": Lyrics from "There's No Business Like Show Business," words and music by Irving Berlin (New York: Irving Berlin, 1946). Lyrics from "There's No Business Like Show Business," words and music by Irving Berlin (New York: Irving Berlin, 1946).10 "Sinatra telephoned in": "Sinatra telephoned in": Columbia Records Archive, Sony Music Corporation. Columbia Records Archive, Sony Music Corporation.11 "Good evening, ladies": "Good evening, ladies": Wilson, Wilson, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 66.12 "SINATRA'S STOOGERY": "SINATRA'S STOOGERY": Shaw, Shaw, Twentieth-Century Romantic Twentieth-Century Romantic, p. 101.13 "Bobby Burns phoned": "Bobby Burns phoned": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 127.14 "Called Sinatra for rehearsal": "Called Sinatra for rehearsal": Columbia Records Archive, Sony Music Corporation. Columbia Records Archive, Sony Music Corporation.15 "Sinatra only worked part": "Sinatra only worked part": Ibid. Ibid.16 "many times": "many times": "Sinatras Split; Frankie Turns to Lana Turner," "Sinatras Split; Frankie Turns to Lana Turner," Chester (Pa.) Times Chester (Pa.) Times, Oct. 7, 1946.17 "It's just a family": "It's just a family": "Sinatra 'Hiding' in Marital Rift," "Sinatra 'Hiding' in Marital Rift," Oakland Tribune Oakland Tribune, Oct. 7, 1946.18 "He did not report": "He did not report": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 127.19 "Let me welcome you": "Let me welcome you": Havers, Havers, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 115.20 "The only thing": "The only thing": Lana Turner, Lana Turner, Lana Lana, p. 42.21 "I am not in love": "I am not in love": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 131.22 "I think Frank has done his best": "I think Frank has done his best": Louella Parsons, Louella Parsons, Los Angeles Examiner Los Angeles Examiner, Oct. 7, 1946.23 "left at 2:30 to appear": "left at 2:30 to appear": Columbia Records Archive, Sony Music Corporation. Columbia Records Archive, Sony Music Corporation.24 "NO CONSENT": "NO CONSENT": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 129.25 "I won't be surprised": "I won't be surprised": Barbas, Barbas, First Lady of Hollywood First Lady of Hollywood, p. 269.26 "SUGGEST YOU READ": "SUGGEST YOU READ": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 129.27 "JUST CONTINUE TO PRINT": "JUST CONTINUE TO PRINT": Ibid., p. 130. Ibid., p. 130.28 George Avakian remembers: George Avakian remembers: George Avakian, in discussion with the author, Oct. 2006. George Avakian, in discussion with the author, Oct. 2006.29 "was relatively tense": "was relatively tense": Ibid. Ibid.30 "He used to call me 'kid'": "He used to call me 'kid'": Ibid. Ibid.31 "He did them very quickly": "He did them very quickly": Ibid. Ibid.32 "Hard work": "Hard work": Shaw, Shaw, Twentieth-Century Romantic Twentieth-Century Romantic, p. 100.33 "You must be glad": "You must be glad": Ibid., p. 104. Ibid., p. 104.34 "There can rarely have been": "There can rarely have been": Friedrich, Friedrich, City of Nets City of Nets, p. 262.

CHAPTER 20.

1. The Brooklyn gangster born Giuseppe Doto had thus renamed himself, in the belief that he was as handsome as the Greek G.o.d. He was not. The Brooklyn gangster born Giuseppe Doto had thus renamed himself, in the belief that he was as handsome as the Greek G.o.d. He was not.2. As opposed to Dean Martin, who was far more confident of his strength and masculinity than Sinatra, and had little use for glad-handers of every variety, especially mobsters. As a young man, Dino Crocetti had worked as a dealer in gambling joints along the Ohio River, and knew exactly which characters to avoid. As opposed to Dean Martin, who was far more confident of his strength and masculinity than Sinatra, and had little use for glad-handers of every variety, especially mobsters. As a young man, Dino Crocetti had worked as a dealer in gambling joints along the Ohio River, and knew exactly which characters to avoid.3. Peter J. Levinson told the author that in the mid-1960s, over the course of many conversations with Hank Sanicola-the two were working on a book that didn't pan out-Sanicola said he had helped Sinatra pack a suitcase full of cash to take to Luciano in Havana. Peter J. Levinson told the author that in the mid-1960s, over the course of many conversations with Hank Sanicola-the two were working on a book that didn't pan out-Sanicola said he had helped Sinatra pack a suitcase full of cash to take to Luciano in Havana.4. Thirty years later, he himself would tell Pete Hamill, "It was one of the dumbest things I ever did" (Hamill, Thirty years later, he himself would tell Pete Hamill, "It was one of the dumbest things I ever did" (Hamill, Why Sinatra Matters Why Sinatra Matters, p. 145).SOURCE NOTES5 "Well, Frankie and I": "Well, Frankie and I": Louella Parsons, Louella Parsons, Middletown (N.Y.) Times Herald Middletown (N.Y.) Times Herald, Jan. 27, 1947.6 "wanted Nancy to have": "wanted Nancy to have": Summers and Swan, Summers and Swan, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 129.7 "to protect personal funds": "to protect personal funds": Ibid. Ibid.8 "A freakish accident": "A freakish accident": Robert Ruark, "He Remembers Lucky Luciano," Robert Ruark, "He Remembers Lucky Luciano," Winona (Minn.) Daily News Winona (Minn.) Daily News, Feb. 25, 1962.9 "Shame, Sinatra": "Shame, Sinatra": Shaw, Shaw, Twentieth-Century Romantic Twentieth-Century Romantic, p. 108.10 "Sinatra was here for four days": "Sinatra was here for four days": Ibid. Ibid.11 "a good kid": "a good kid": Taraborrelli, Taraborrelli, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 90.12 "Luciano was very": "Luciano was very": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 133.13 "In addition to Mr. Luciano": "In addition to Mr. Luciano": Shaw, Shaw, Twentieth-Century Romantic Twentieth-Century Romantic, p. 108.14 "It was a pretty story": "It was a pretty story": Ibid. Ibid.15 "I was brought up": "I was brought up": Ibid., p. 109. Ibid., p. 109.16 "the complete story": "the complete story": Summers and Swan, Summers and Swan, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 131.17 "Picture me, skinny Frankie": "Picture me, skinny Frankie": Shaw, Shaw, Twentieth-Century Romantic Twentieth-Century Romantic, p. 110.18 "WILL YOU BE": "WILL YOU BE": Modern Screen Modern Screen, May 1947.19 "She found a doctor": "She found a doctor": Tina Sinatra, Tina Sinatra, My Father's Daughter My Father's Daughter, p. 8.20 "Don't you "Don't you ever ever": Ibid., p. 9. Ibid., p. 9.21 "Dad made a dramatic": "Dad made a dramatic": Ibid. Ibid.22 "This excellent and well-produced": "This excellent and well-produced": Shaw, Shaw, Twentieth-Century Romantic Twentieth-Century Romantic, p. 115.23 "known in the cafes": "known in the cafes": Earl Wilson, "Frankie's Fight," Earl Wilson, "Frankie's Fight," Zanesville (Ohio) Times Recorder Zanesville (Ohio) Times Recorder, April 18, 1947.24 "s.h.i.+t heel": "s.h.i.+t heel": Summers and Swan, Summers and Swan, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 142.25 "degenerate": "degenerate": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 136.26 "I'll kill you": "I'll kill you": Ibid. Ibid.27 "For two years": "For two years": Ibid. Ibid.28 "Every time Frank": "Every time Frank": Ibid., p. 135. Ibid., p. 135.29 "Jeez, I think": "Jeez, I think": Ibid., p. 137. Ibid., p. 137.30 "SINATRA ARRESTED": "SINATRA ARRESTED": Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times, April 10, 1947.31 "Frankie...was met": "Frankie...was met": Ibid., Jan. 31, 1947. Ibid., Jan. 31, 1947.32 "Frank came in": "Frank came in": Wilson, Wilson, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 72.33 "[giving] the story headlines": "[giving] the story headlines": "Words & Music," "Words & Music," Time Time, April 21, 1947.34 "1. Mr. Mortimer said he had": "1. Mr. Mortimer said he had": Kuntz and Kuntz, Kuntz and Kuntz, Sinatra Files Sinatra Files, p. 26.35 "arrest on a s.e.x offense": "arrest on a s.e.x offense": Ibid., p. 31. Ibid., p. 31.36 "I talked this afternoon": "I talked this afternoon": Ibid. Ibid.37 "It was a right-hand punch": "It was a right-hand punch": Wilson, Wilson, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 73.38 "Frank taught me to swim": "Frank taught me to swim": Gloria Delson Franks, in discussion with the author, May 2006. Gloria Delson Franks, in discussion with the author, May 2006.

CHAPTER 21.

1. She would name names to HUAC in 1952, and regret it the rest of her life. She would name names to HUAC in 1952, and regret it the rest of her life.2. Weirdly enough, considering Sinatra's future history, Tarantino's first brush with the law in California revolved around the apparently staged 1945 kidnapping of his son, James junior, and his wife. Tarantino charged that the kidnapping had been engineered by the right-wing demagogue Gerald L. K. Smith in retaliation for Tarantino's bold editorial stands against anti-Semitism and Fascism in... Weirdly enough, considering Sinatra's future history, Tarantino's first brush with the law in California revolved around the apparently staged 1945 kidnapping of his son, James junior, and his wife. Tarantino charged that the kidnapping had been engineered by the right-wing demagogue Gerald L. K. Smith in retaliation for Tarantino's bold editorial stands against anti-Semitism and Fascism in...Hollywood Nite Life. Sinatra telegraphed the district attorney on his behalf.3. Mostly. A photograph from a late-1940s Los Angeles radio appearance shows Frank and Nat "King" Cole sitting and looking at each other: while Sinatra is grinning with undisguised pleasure at being in Cole's presence, the latter's expression is wary and haughty. Mostly. A photograph from a late-1940s Los Angeles radio appearance shows Frank and Nat "King" Cole sitting and looking at each other: while Sinatra is grinning with undisguised pleasure at being in Cole's presence, the latter's expression is wary and haughty.SOURCE NOTES4 "I couldn't stand kissing": "I couldn't stand kissing": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 141.5 "I wanna house": "I wanna house": Christopher Reed, "E. Stewart Williams: Architect Whose Design for Frank Sinatra's House Launched a Style of Desert Modernism," Christopher Reed, "E. Stewart Williams: Architect Whose Design for Frank Sinatra's House Launched a Style of Desert Modernism," www.guardian.co.uk/news/2005/nov/01/.6 "The show is alternately dull": "The show is alternately dull": Havers, Havers, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 126.7 "A campaign of propaganda": "A campaign of propaganda": Westbrook Pegler, King Features Syndicate, Sept. 10, 1947. Westbrook Pegler, King Features Syndicate, Sept. 10, 1947.8 "I insist the 'Communist Party'": "I insist the 'Communist Party'": Victor Riesel, "Plot-Not a Party," Victor Riesel, "Plot-Not a Party," Chester (Pa.) Times Chester (Pa.) Times, Sept. 10, 1947.9 "of many writers": "of many writers": Westbrook Pegler, King Features Syndicate, Sept. 10, 1947. Westbrook Pegler, King Features Syndicate, Sept. 10, 1947.10 "impugned the professional integrity": "impugned the professional integrity": Ibid. Ibid.11 "Sinatra has several": "Sinatra has several": Kahn, Kahn, Voice Voice, p. 23.12 "Kahn writes also": "Kahn writes also": Westbrook Pegler, King Features Syndicate, Sept. 11, 1947. Westbrook Pegler, King Features Syndicate, Sept. 11, 1947.13 "From time to time": "From time to time": Westbrook Pegler, King Features Syndicate, Dec. 8, 1947. Westbrook Pegler, King Features Syndicate, Dec. 8, 1947.14 "The crooner": "The crooner": Shaw, Shaw, Twentieth-Century Romantic Twentieth-Century Romantic, p. 116.15 "Broadway whispers": "Broadway whispers": Ibid., p. 115. Ibid., p. 115.16 "I hurried around": "I hurried around": Davis, Davis, Yes I Can Yes I Can, p. 82.17 "I can speak": "I can speak": Ibid., p. 86. Ibid., p. 86.18 "always has a colored act": "always has a colored act": Ibid., p. 106. Ibid., p. 106.19 "There's a kid": "There's a kid": Ibid., p. 110. Ibid., p. 110.

CHAPTER 22.

1. In fact, this may have been the moment when, as a tribute to the great love of his life, Frank Albert became Francis Albert for all time. In fact, this may have been the moment when, as a tribute to the great love of his life, Frank Albert became Francis Albert for all time.2. He had rewritten the script for He had rewritten the script for Gone With the Wind Gone With the Wind on the same condition. on the same condition.3. Yes, the very tune with which Dean Martin would score a huge hit sixteen years later, toppling the Beatles from the number-1 spot on the Yes, the very tune with which Dean Martin would score a huge hit sixteen years later, toppling the Beatles from the number-1 spot on the Billboard Billboard charts. charts.SOURCE NOTES4 "I don't want her": "I don't want her": Lyrics from "Too Fat Polka," words and music by Ross MacLean and Arthur Richardson (New York: Shapiro, Bernstein, 1947). Lyrics from "Too Fat Polka," words and music by Ross MacLean and Arthur Richardson (New York: Shapiro, Bernstein, 1947).5 "If you looked down": "If you looked down": Cahn, Cahn, I Should Care I Should Care, p. 95.6 "I looked at him": "I looked at him": Gardner, Gardner, Ava Ava, p. 219.7 "one of the greatest": "one of the greatest": Ibid. Ibid.8 "On this trip": "On this trip": Nancy Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, My Father My Father, p. 59.9 "We'd had a few other governesses": "We'd had a few other governesses": Ibid. Ibid.10 "When the Crosby kids": "When the Crosby kids": Gary Giddins, in discussion with the author, Oct. 2006. Gary Giddins, in discussion with the author, Oct. 2006.11 "I remember her": "I remember her": Crosby and Firestone, Crosby and Firestone, Going My Own Way Going My Own Way, p. 76.12 "When Bing realized": "When Bing realized": Giddins, discussion. Giddins, discussion.13 "Right now": "Right now": Shaw, Shaw, Twentieth-Century Romantic Twentieth-Century Romantic, p. 125.14 "Pompous and funereal": "Pompous and funereal": Bosley Crowther, "Miracle of the Bells," Bosley Crowther, "Miracle of the Bells," New York Times New York Times, March 17, 1948.15 "Frank Sinatra, looking": "Frank Sinatra, looking": "The New Pictures," "The New Pictures," Time Time, March 29, 1948.16 "a hunk of religious": "a hunk of religious": Santopietro, Santopietro, Sinatra in Hollywood Sinatra in Hollywood, p. 100.17 "the worst single": "the worst single": "Last Year's Movies," "Last Year's Movies," Life Life, March 8, 1948.18 "I just couldn't": "I just couldn't": 60 Greatest Old-Time Radio Shows Starring Frank Sinatra and Friends 60 Greatest Old-Time Radio Shows Starring Frank Sinatra and Friends (Radio Spirits, 2000). Set of thirty compact discs. (Radio Spirits, 2000). Set of thirty compact discs.19 "It's been a long time": "It's been a long time": Gardner, Gardner, Ava Ava, p. 220.20 "A lot of silly stories": "A lot of silly stories": Ibid., p. 221. Ibid., p. 221.21 "We drank, we laughed": "We drank, we laughed": Ibid. Ibid.22 "We met for dinner": "We met for dinner": Ibid. Ibid.23 "How you feeling": "How you feeling": Spotlight Review 48 Spotlight Review 48 (Radio Spirits, 2000). Set of thirty compact discs. (Radio Spirits, 2000). Set of thirty compact discs.24 "Mr. Sinatra's performance": "Mr. Sinatra's performance": Bosley Crowther, "Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson Head Cast of Lavish 'Kissing Bandit' at the Capitol," Bosley Crowther, "Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson Head Cast of Lavish 'Kissing Bandit' at the Capitol," New York Times New York Times, Nov. 19, 1948.25 "Frank and my father": "Frank and my father": Arthur Marx, interview with Steve Glauber, Arthur Marx, interview with Steve Glauber, CBS Sunday Morning CBS Sunday Morning, October 2007.26 "It was nothing": "It was nothing": Jane Russell, in discussion with the author, Sept. 2009. Jane Russell, in discussion with the author, Sept. 2009.27 "IS SINATRA FINISHED?": "IS SINATRA FINISHED?": Modern Television & Radio Modern Television & Radio, Dec. 1948.28 "so many things": "so many things": Nancy Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, American Legend American Legend, p. 87.29 "not only can't": "not only can't": Shaw, Shaw, Twentieth-Century Romantic Twentieth-Century Romantic, p. 124.30 "to be nearer": "to be nearer": Nancy Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, American Legend American Legend, p. 91.31 "up in the world": "up in the world": Tina Sinatra, Tina Sinatra, My Father's Daughter My Father's Daughter, p. 20.32 "It seems my friends": "It seems my friends": Lyrics from "Comme Ci Comme ca," words by Alex Charles Kramer and Joan Whitney, music by Bruno Coquatrix (New York: Paris Music, 1949). Lyrics from "Comme Ci Comme ca," words by Alex Charles Kramer and Joan Whitney, music by Bruno Coquatrix (New York: Paris Music, 1949).33 "It wasn't a very": "It wasn't a very": Nancy Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, American Legend American Legend, p. 87.

CHAPTER 23.

1. Yet another easy target. Frank may have convinced Buddy Rich that he could handle himself pretty well, but that was long before Rich-who was as diminutive as Sinatra-had earned his black belt in karate. Yet another easy target. Frank may have convinced Buddy Rich that he could handle himself pretty well, but that was long before Rich-who was as diminutive as Sinatra-had earned his black belt in karate.SOURCE NOTES2 "One day while": "One day while": Nancy Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, My Father My Father, p. 75.3 "The moment Candy": "The moment Candy": Torme, Torme, It Wasn't It Wasn't All All Velvet Velvet, p. 64.4 "I found [him]": "I found [him]": Wilson, Wilson, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 83.5 "Okay, kids, the part's": "Okay, kids, the part's": Gardner, Ava, p. 217. Gardner, Ava, p. 217.6 "a car sped": "a car sped": Ibid. Ibid.7 "I'm going to marry": "I'm going to marry": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 138.8 "I'd say": "I'd say": Jerry Lewis, in discussion with the author, March 2008. Jerry Lewis, in discussion with the author, March 2008.9 "How can I be": "How can I be": Ibid. 387 Ibid. 387 "Don't be surprised": "Don't be surprised": Bosley Crowther, "Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly in 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game,' at Loew's State," Bosley Crowther, "Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly in 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game,' at Loew's State," New York Times New York Times, March 10, 1949.10 "He just didn't": "He just didn't": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 131.11 "He just can't bear": "He just can't bear": Shaw, Shaw, Twentieth-Century Romantic Twentieth-Century Romantic, p. 127.12 "They don't quite get": "They don't quite get": Ibid., p. 126. Ibid., p. 126.13 "M, N, O, P": "M, N, O, P": Lyrics from "A-You're Adorable," words and music by Buddy Kaye, Fred Wise, and Sidney Lippman (New York: Laurel Music, 1948). Lyrics from "A-You're Adorable," words and music by Buddy Kaye, Fred Wise, and Sidney Lippman (New York: Laurel Music, 1948).14 "The voice is better at night": "The voice is better at night": Frank Sinatra Jr., interview with Michael Bourne, WBGO, Nov. 5, 2009. Frank Sinatra Jr., interview with Michael Bourne, WBGO, Nov. 5, 2009.15 "The recording date": "The recording date": Granata, Granata, Sessions with Sinatra Sessions with Sinatra, p. 52.16 "The sometimes unruly crooner": "The sometimes unruly crooner": Newsweek Newsweek, vol. 34, 1949.17 "On the island of Stromboli": "On the island of Stromboli": Lyrics from "(On the Island of) Stromboli," words and music by Ken Lane and Irving Taylor (1949). Lyrics from "(On the Island of) Stromboli," words and music by Ken Lane and Irving Taylor (1949).18 "Check this": "Check this": Columbia Records Archive, Sony Music Corporation. Columbia Records Archive, Sony Music Corporation.19 "Dear Frank": "Dear Frank": Ibid. Ibid.20 "Deep down": "Deep down": Flamini, Flamini, Ava Ava, chapter 8.21 "We met in the ladies' room": "We met in the ladies' room": Gardner, Ava, p. 222. Gardner, Ava, p. 222.22 "October 30, 1949": "October 30, 1949": Nancy Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, American Legend American Legend, p. 91.23 "The Swoon is real gone": "The Swoon is real gone": Shaw, Shaw, Twentieth-Century Romantic Twentieth-Century Romantic, p. 125.24 "Both Frank and I": "Both Frank and I": Gardner, Ava, p. 226. Gardner, Ava, p. 226.25 "All my life": "All my life": Ibid. Ibid.26 "Bobby and I": "Bobby and I": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 154.27 "She was like a Svengali": "She was like a Svengali": Server, Server, Ava Gardner Ava Gardner, p. 187.28 "Quentin Reynolds and Heywood Broun's": "Quentin Reynolds and Heywood Broun's": Walter Winch.e.l.l on Broadway, syndicated column, Dec. 14, 1949. Walter Winch.e.l.l on Broadway, syndicated column, Dec. 14, 1949.29 "You're the salt in my stew": "You're the salt in my stew": Lyrics from "You're the Cream in My Coffee," words and music by Lew Brown, Buddy Gard DeSylva, and Ray Henderson (New York: DeSylva, Brown, and Henderson, 1928). Lyrics from "You're the Cream in My Coffee," words and music by Lew Brown, Buddy Gard DeSylva, and Ray Henderson (New York: DeSylva, Brown, and Henderson, 1928).30 "I said that": "I said that": 1949: Lite Up Time Shows by Frank Sinatra 1949: Lite Up Time Shows by Frank Sinatra (Jazz Band, 1993). Compact disc. (Jazz Band, 1993). Compact disc.

CHAPTER 24.

1. The motto of Metro's production manager, J. J. Cohn: "A rock is a rock, a tree is a tree, shoot it in Griffith Park" (Silverman, The motto of Metro's production manager, J. J. Cohn: "A rock is a rock, a tree is a tree, shoot it in Griffith Park" (Silverman, Dancing on the Ceiling Dancing on the Ceiling, p. 104).2. A man destined to be one of history's footnotes, Clark (ne Samuel Goldberg) had been one of Columbia's biggest recording stars until his untimely death in an airplane crash the previous October. "He was a real rival to Crosby," recalled the Columbia producer George Avakian. "But he also had the handicap of not being able to appeal to people visually because he wasn't good-looking. He was a slightly overweight, slightly undersized person of very drab appearance. Everything was drab about him. So the quality of his voice was terrific, but nothing else happened. He would have been a disaster in the television era, because he looked like your father's younger brother" (Avakian, in discussion with the author, Oct. 2006). A man destined to be one of history's footnotes, Clark (ne Samuel Goldberg) had been one of Columbia's biggest recording stars until his untimely death in an airplane crash the previous October. "He was a real rival to Crosby," recalled the Columbia producer George Avakian. "But he also had the handicap of not being able to appeal to people visually because he wasn't good-looking. He was a slightly overweight, slightly undersized person of very drab appearance. Everything was drab about him. So the quality of his voice was terrific, but nothing else happened. He would have been a disaster in the television era, because he looked like your father's younger brother" (Avakian, in discussion with the author, Oct. 2006).3. A remarkable booking, given Sinatra's odor at the moment. The Copa was the creme de la creme of nightclubs, and bookings for even the biggest stars were usually four weeks. How to explain? As tempting as it is to look for organized crime behind every potted plant in Sinatra's life, the Mob really does seem to have stuck with him through the roughest patches in his career, and Frank Costello owned the Copa. A remarkable booking, given Sinatra's odor at the moment. The Copa was the creme de la creme of nightclubs, and bookings for even the biggest stars were usually four weeks. How to explain? As tempting as it is to look for organized crime behind every potted plant in Sinatra's life, the Mob really does seem to have stuck with him through the roughest patches in his career, and Frank Costello owned the Copa.4. Later the author of Later the author of The Manchurian Candidate The Manchurian Candidate, which of course became a movie starring Sinatra.SOURCE NOTES5 "Never before has": "Never before has": Shaw, Shaw, Twentieth-Century Romantic Twentieth-Century Romantic, p. 130.6 "I'm quite sure": "I'm quite sure": Ed Sullivan, Little Old New York, syndicated column, Feb. 1, 1950. Ed Sullivan, Little Old New York, syndicated column, Feb. 1, 1950.7 "She arrived late": "She arrived late": Server, Server, Ava Gardner Ava Gardner, p. 182.8 "Frank Sinatra squired": "Frank Sinatra squired": United Press, Feb. 7, 1950. United Press, Feb. 7, 1950.9 "a major mistake": "a major mistake": Shaw, Shaw, Twentieth-Century Romantic Twentieth-Century Romantic, p. 133.10 "I am very much": "I am very much": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 157.11 "Ava Gardner's current travels": "Ava Gardner's current travels": Sheilah Graham, Hollywood Today, syndicated column, Feb. 10, 1950. Sheilah Graham, Hollywood Today, syndicated column, Feb. 10, 1950.12 "FRANK SINATRA'S WIFE": "FRANK SINATRA'S WIFE": Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times, Feb. 15, 1950.13 "the s.h.i.+t really hit the fan": "the s.h.i.+t really hit the fan": Gardner, Gardner, Ava Ava, p. 225.14 "I am very glad": "I am very glad": Louella Parsons, International News Service, syndicated column, Feb. 24, 1950. Louella Parsons, International News Service, syndicated column, Feb. 24, 1950.15 "romantic episode": "romantic episode": Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times, Feb. 15, 1950.16 "I have here": "I have here": Herman, Herman, Joseph McCarthy Joseph McCarthy, p. 99.17 "Ava Gardner's lines": "Ava Gardner's lines": Erskine Johnson, In Hollywood, syndicated column, March 10, 1950. Erskine Johnson, In Hollywood, syndicated column, March 10, 1950.18 "apostle of degradation": "apostle of degradation": See Spoto, See Spoto, Notorious Notorious, p. 296.19 "Items-We-Doubt": "Items-We-Doubt": Walter Winch.e.l.l on Broadway, syndicated column, March 14, 1950. Walter Winch.e.l.l on Broadway, syndicated column, March 14, 1950.20 "I found myself": "I found myself": Summers and Swan, Summers and Swan, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 155.21 "Every single night": "Every single night": Ibid., p. 157. Ibid., p. 157.22 "Someone told Sinatra": "Someone told Sinatra": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 160.23 "Sam, Frank": "Sam, Frank": Friedwald, Friedwald, Sinatra! Sinatra! p. 183. p. 183.24 "I'm adored, I'm adored": "I'm adored, I'm adored": Lyrics from "I Am Loved," words and music by Cole Porter (New York: Hal Leonard, 1950). Lyrics from "I Am Loved," words and music by Cole Porter (New York: Hal Leonard, 1950).25 "My voice was": "My voice was": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 160.26 "After the opening": "After the opening": Friedwald, Friedwald, Sinatra! Sinatra! p. 183. p. 183.27 "Whether temporarily": "Whether temporarily": Shaw, Shaw, Twentieth-Century Romantic Twentieth-Century Romantic, p. 135.28 "Frank was nervous": "Frank was nervous": Gardner, Gardner, Ava Ava, p. 228.29 "Did you have to sing": "Did you have to sing": Wayne, Wayne, Ava's Men Ava's Men, p. 119.30 "We took a plain": "We took a plain": Artie Shaw, interview with Ted Panken, April 2, 2002. Artie Shaw, interview with Ted Panken, April 2, 2002.31 "Artie solved": "Artie solved": Gardner, Gardner, Ava Ava, p. 230.32 "It was Frank": "It was Frank": Ibid., p. 231. Ibid., p. 231.33 "It's like being": "It's like being": Server, Server, Ava Gardner Ava Gardner, p. 267.34 "Every artist is a woman": "Every artist is a woman": Richardson, Richardson, A Life of Pica.s.so: The Triumphant Years, 19171932 A Life of Pica.s.so: The Triumphant Years, 19171932, p. 341.

CHAPTER 25.

SOURCE NOTES1 "As you know": "As you know": Columbia Records Archive, Sony Music Corporation. Columbia Records Archive, Sony Music Corporation.2 "Mitch, we've got": "Mitch, we've got": Ibid. Ibid.3 "What makes you": "What makes you": Friedwald, Friedwald, Sinatra! Sinatra! p. 78. p. 78.4 "Daisy is darling": "Daisy is darling": Lyrics from "American Beauty Rose," words and music by Arthur Altman, Hal David, and Redd Evans (1950). Lyrics from "American Beauty Rose," words and music by Arthur Altman, Hal David, and Redd Evans (1950).5 "irresistible": "irresistible": Friedwald, Friedwald, Sinatra! Sinatra! p. 179. p. 179.6 "Oh, G.o.d": "Oh, G.o.d": Gardner, Ava, p. 220. Gardner, Ava, p. 220.7 "extreme cruelty": "extreme cruelty": a.s.sociated Press, April 27, 1950. a.s.sociated Press, April 27, 1950.8 "neither of us": "neither of us": International News Service, April 27, 1950. International News Service, April 27, 1950.9 "Frank Sinatra, cast loose": "Frank Sinatra, cast loose": "Sinatra Breaks with M-G-M; Will Free-Lance," "Sinatra Breaks with M-G-M; Will Free-Lance," Long Beach (Calif.) Independent Long Beach (Calif.) Independent, April 29, 1950.10 "Hey, did you": "Hey, did you": Nancy Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, My Father My Father, p. 87.11 "I hear you": "I hear you": Ibid. Ibid.12 "Listen, Sinatra had": "Listen, Sinatra had": Server, Server, Ava Gardner Ava Gardner, p. 187.13 "I can say this now": "I can say this now": Nancy Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, American Legend American Legend, p. 95.14 "You couldn't do that": "You couldn't do that": Lee Herschberg, in discussion with the author, May 2006. Lee Herschberg, in discussion with the author, May 2006.15 "he would send off": "he would send off": Server, Server, Ava Gardner Ava Gardner, p. 187.16 "was tragic and terrifying": "was tragic and terrifying": Shaw, Shaw, Twentieth-Century Romantic Twentieth-Century Romantic, p. 137.17 "BALI TOO H'AI": "BALI TOO H'AI": International News Service, May 4, 1950. International News Service, May 4, 1950.18 "Yes, I'll probably see": "Yes, I'll probably see": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 166.19 "I remember one time": "I remember one time": Server, Server, Ava Gardner Ava Gardner, p. 197.20 "A very, very wild spirit": "A very, very wild spirit": Ibid., p. 201. Ibid., p. 201.21 "'Ava,' Bappie said": "'Ava,' Bappie said": Gardner, Gardner, Ava Ava, p. 241.22 "thought she was the most": "thought she was the most": Server, Server, Ava Gardner Ava Gardner, p. 197.23 "Someone had pa.s.sed": "Someone had pa.s.sed": Gardner, Gardner, Ava Ava, p. 246.24 "it just got into her blood": "it just got into her blood": Server, Server, Ava Gardner Ava Gardner, p. 187.25 "Oh, what a lovely surprise": "Oh, what a lovely surprise": Ibid., p. 205. Ibid., p. 205.26 "Of course, I knew": "Of course, I knew": Ibid., p. 207. Ibid., p. 207.27 "They can't make this": "They can't make this": Shaw, Shaw, Twentieth-Century Romantic Twentieth-Century Romantic, p. 139.28 "This bullfighter is nothing": "This bullfighter is nothing": Server, Server, Ava Gardner Ava Gardner, p. 207.29 "Eiffel Tower and stuff": "Eiffel Tower and stuff": Shaw, Shaw, Twentieth-Century Romantic Twentieth-Century Romantic, p. 139.

CHAPTER 26.

1. The incident rhymes strangely with the 1970 visit by Elvis Presley to President Richard M. Nixon, in which Presley volunteered to be a "Federal Agent-at-Large" in the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs. Like Sinatra, Presley cited his ability to mix with undesirables-in this case, hippies. And like Sinatra, Elvis got the brush-off-though in a nicer way (for one thing, Nixon took the meeting). The incident rhymes strangely with the 1970 visit by Elvis Presley to President Richard M. Nixon, in which Presley volunteered to be a "Federal Agent-at-Large" in the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs. Like Sinatra, Presley cited his ability to mix with undesirables-in this case, hippies. And like Sinatra, Elvis got the brush-off-though in a nicer way (for one thing, Nixon took the meeting).SOURCE NOTES2 "It takes real courage": "It takes real courage": Richmond, Richmond, Fever Fever, p. 177.3 "Sinatra, astoundingly thin": "Sinatra, astoundingly thin": Ibid. Ibid.4 "If TV is his oyster": "If TV is his oyster": Havers, Havers, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 148.5 "Sipping tea on stage": "Sipping tea on stage": Nancy Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, American Legend American Legend, p. 96.6 "I watched ma.s.s hysteria": "I watched ma.s.s hysteria": Shaw, Shaw, Twentieth-Century Romantic Twentieth-Century Romantic, p. 141.7 "Bless me, he's GOOD": "Bless me, he's GOOD": Ibid. Ibid.8 "People who simply put": "People who simply put": Ibid. Ibid.9 "pleasant throwaways": "pleasant throwaways": George Avakian, in discussion with the author, Oct. 2006. George Avakian, in discussion with the author, Oct. 2006.10 "a cute little novelty": "a cute little novelty": Frank Sinatra, interview with Ben h.e.l.ler, WMID, Atlantic City, N.J., Sept. 4, 1950. Frank Sinatra, interview with Ben h.e.l.ler, WMID, Atlantic City, N.J., Sept. 4, 1950.11 "There's no sign of life": "There's no sign of l