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Author Adam Gopnik tells the story of the confidential, refined and emotional side of Sinatra.

Tom Santopietro author of Sinatra in Hollywood examines Sinatra on the screen.

Through music, author Will Friedwald paints a picture of Frank Sinatra’s New York.

Producer and author Chuck Granata explains how one voice created three distinct sounds.

The nickname, “The Voice,” was given to Frank Sinatra by his PR agent, George B. Evans in 1942. Though a gimmick at the time, the name has proven to be quite fitting.

Author Will Friedwald analyzes Sinatra’s 1957 recording of “Moonlight in Vermont” arranged by Billy May for the album Come Fly With Me.

Author Tom Santopietro examines Sinatra in post-war America and how his music reflected the country's prosperity and anxiety.

1953 Frank Sinatra moved to Capital Records and began working with Nelson Riddle. Author Will Friedwald discusses the impact of their album Songs for Swingin’ Lovers on Sinatra’s career.

In the 1950s, a changing world posed many personal and professional challenges for Frank Sinatra. Writer Adam Gopnik explores Sinatra’s ability to adjust and bounce back.

Sinatra once said “I think that Axel Strodahl was the daddy that people began to learn from in the sense of writing orchestrations. He was the most prolific of his time.”

Author James Kaplan analyzes Frank Sinatra’s interpretation of the Cole Porter classic “What Is This Thing Called Love” from the 1954 album In the Wee Small Hours. 

How did Frank Sinatra, a skinny boy from Hoboken, become an American icon and the champion of the Great American Songbook? Author Adam Gopnik explains. 

February 9, 1964, the Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show, and popular music changed forever. Tom Santopietro shares the reaction of one of the most popular performers in America.

Frank Sinatra took his wife Nancy to see the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra in 1937 and pointed up to the stage and said: “See the singer guy? One day I’ll be sitting where he’s sitting.”

Bing Crosby once said “Frank is a singer who comes along once in a lifetime, but why did he have to come in mine?” Will Friedwald discusses Sinatra's impact on 20th century singers.