Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra, the only child of Sicilian immigrants, was born December 12, 1915, in Hoboken, New Jersey (Biography). He is regarded as one of the most important and popular music figure of the twentieth century (MTV). Sinatra was an adored entertainer for over sixty years; he earned “three Oscars, three Golden Globes, ten personal Grammy's (and a total of 20 for his albums), an Emmy, and a Peabody” (Sinatra). Throughout his adolescence he idolized the singers Bing Crosby and Billie Holiday (Sinatra). He left high school in his senior year to pursue a professional career in music. He joined a group known as the Hoboken Four in 1935 and they “won a radio show contest on Major Bowes' Original Amateur Hour” (MTV).
In 1939, Sinatra made his first recordings with Harry James, a bandleader who was intrigued by Sinatra after hearing him on the radio (Biography). The following year, Sinatra accepted an invitation to join Tommy Dorsey’s band and enjoyed a two-year period of success on the American music charts (Biography). In January 1942, he left the group to pursue a solo career. He recorded four songs arranged and conducted by Axel Stordahl. His rendition of Cole Porter's "Night and Day," from this recording session became his first song to appear on the music charts as Frank Sinatra (MTV). This song was featured in the motion picture, Reveille with Beverly, in 1943; this was Sinatra’s first appearance on screen as a solo vocalist (TCM).
The film follows the story of Beverly Ross as she navigates the early stages of a career as a radio disc jockey. She broadcasts her show, “Reveille with Beverly,” to an army base with the intention of boosting morale. After she is removed from the base, she demonstrates her affection...
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