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To Be Perfectly Frank (Frank Sinatra)

Bobby soxers swooned over Ol' Blue Eyes Frank Sinatra and he had a career resurgence in the mid 1950s as part of the Rat Pack in Las Vegas.

To Be Perfectly Frank (Frank Sinatra)

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(total playtime 5 hours, 15 min)
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Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra 1938Common wisdom tells us that the candle which burns the brightest also burns the fastest. Of course, there are also times when that same bright candle starts a fire that nothing can extinguish.

This is a pretty accurate thumbnail description of the career of Frank Sinatra. Ol' Blue Eyes was the only son of a Hoboken firefighter and the belle of the local Democratic Party. At the age of eight,  his father took him into the local taverns where Frankie would stand on the bar and sing for tips. In 1935, Frank's mother convinced the Three Flashes to become The Hoboken Four and add her little boy to the act. The group was a hit on Major Bowes, and Frank found the confidence to strike out on his own.

After working a number of nightclubs, Sinatra signed a contract with Harry James, which James graciously let Frank out of when an opportunity to sing with Tommy Dorsey came up. The Dorsey Band was one of the hottest in the country, but relations between Frank and Tommy were troubled. There were rumors that Dorsey was coerced to let Frank out of his contract for a few thousand dollars by mobster Frank Giancana, an incident fictionalized in The Godfather.

Until the early 1940s, the music industry had concentrated on sales to adults who actually had money. With good looking Frank, the industry discovered the lucrative Bobby Soxer market. When Frank opened at the Paramount in New York at the end of 1942, Jack Benny said "I thought the goddamned building was going to cave in... all this for a fellow I never heard of."

Frank Sinatra Publicity StillDuring WWII, Frank Sinatra was 4F because of a perforated eardrum. But Frank Sinatra did make many appearances on AFRS programs, USO appearances and swapped guest spots with the Andrews Sisters. Frank's career began to stall after the War. In 1945,  he starred in Anchors Aweigh with Gene Kelly, but he experienced hemorrhaging of the vocal cords when he appeared at the Copacabana in 1950. Now in his thirties, his appeal to the Bobby Sox crowd was waning as well, and his contracts were dropped by MCA and Columbia Records.

Two things came along to resuscitate Sinatra's career. One was a role in the film From Here To Eternity (1953) for which he won an Oscar and the other was Las Vegas. Vegas was the operational home for what would become known as the Rat Pack, a group of entertainers who largely defined cool through the 50's and 60's. 1953 was also the year that NBC radio began broadcasting Rocky Fortune with Frank starring as a wise-cracking, crime-solving temp worker.

During this period of career rebirth, Frank's other project with NBC was To Be Perfectly Frank. Presented as "Lots of music, couple a words", the 15 minute transcribed program featured a five piece combo to back Blue Eyes on at least number in each program. Most of the show was Frank taking control of "the ol' NBC turntable" and playing favorite songs, both his and other recording artists he admired such as Fitzgerald, Lena Horne, Perry Como and others. The format, which worked very well for Sinatra, was very similar to the one used for the Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney Show.

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    23 recordings on 1 MP3 CD for just $5.00. Total playtime 5 hours, 15 min
    23 recordings on 1 MP3 CD for just $5.00
    total playtime 5 hours, 15 min
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    1. 23 shows - total playtime 5 hours 15 minutes
    2. To Be Perfectly Frank 5000000 Got My Love To Keep Me Warm 1.mp3
    3. To Be Perfectly Frank 5000000 What Is This Thing Called Love.mp3
    4. To Be Perfectly Frank 5000000 Youd Be So Nice Come Home To.mp3
    5. To Be Perfectly Frank 531208 They Cant Take That Away Me.mp3
    6. To Be Perfectly Frank 540112 If I Could Be With You.mp3
    7. To Be Perfectly Frank 540115 Young At Heart.mp3
    8. To Be Perfectly Frank 540126 Somebody Loves Me.mp3
    9. To Be Perfectly Frank 540129 On Sunny Side Of Street.mp3
    10. To Be Perfectly Frank 540202 You Must Have Bn Beautiful Baby.mp3
    11. To Be Perfectly Frank 540205 Take Chance 2.mp3
    12. To Be Perfectly Frank 540209 What Can I Say I Say Im Sorry.mp3
    13. To Be Perfectly Frank 540212 Take Chance 1.mp3
    14. To Be Perfectly Frank 540216 One Love Belongs Somebody Else.mp3
    15. To Be Perfectly Frank 540219 Should I.mp3
    16. To Be Perfectly Frank 540223 Its Only Paper Moon.mp3
    17. To Be Perfectly Frank 540226 Take Chance 5.mp3
    18. To Be Perfectly Frank 540302 Foggy Day.mp3
    19. To Be Perfectly Frank 540305 Take Chance 3.mp3
    20. To Be Perfectly Frank 540309 Ive Got World On String.mp3
    21. To Be Perfectly Frank 540316 Take Chance 4.mp3
    22. To Be Perfectly Frank 540406 Sposing.mp3
    23. To Be Perfectly Frank 540407 Frank Sinatra.mp3
    24. To Be Perfectly Frank 540409 I Love You.mp3
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    23 recordings on 1 MP3 Collection Download for just $5.00. Total playtime 5 hours, 15 min
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    1. 23 shows - total playtime 5 hours 15 minutes
    2. To Be Perfectly Frank 5000000 Got My Love To Keep Me Warm 1.mp3
    3. To Be Perfectly Frank 5000000 What Is This Thing Called Love.mp3
    4. To Be Perfectly Frank 5000000 Youd Be So Nice Come Home To.mp3
    5. To Be Perfectly Frank 531208 They Cant Take That Away Me.mp3
    6. To Be Perfectly Frank 540112 If I Could Be With You.mp3
    7. To Be Perfectly Frank 540115 Young At Heart.mp3
    8. To Be Perfectly Frank 540126 Somebody Loves Me.mp3
    9. To Be Perfectly Frank 540129 On Sunny Side Of Street.mp3
    10. To Be Perfectly Frank 540202 You Must Have Bn Beautiful Baby.mp3
    11. To Be Perfectly Frank 540205 Take Chance 2.mp3
    12. To Be Perfectly Frank 540209 What Can I Say I Say Im Sorry.mp3
    13. To Be Perfectly Frank 540212 Take Chance 1.mp3
    14. To Be Perfectly Frank 540216 One Love Belongs Somebody Else.mp3
    15. To Be Perfectly Frank 540219 Should I.mp3
    16. To Be Perfectly Frank 540223 Its Only Paper Moon.mp3
    17. To Be Perfectly Frank 540226 Take Chance 5.mp3
    18. To Be Perfectly Frank 540302 Foggy Day.mp3
    19. To Be Perfectly Frank 540305 Take Chance 3.mp3
    20. To Be Perfectly Frank 540309 Ive Got World On String.mp3
    21. To Be Perfectly Frank 540316 Take Chance 4.mp3
    22. To Be Perfectly Frank 540406 Sposing.mp3
    23. To Be Perfectly Frank 540407 Frank Sinatra.mp3
    24. To Be Perfectly Frank 540409 I Love You.mp3
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    23 recordings on 5 Audio CDs. Total playtime 5 hours, 15 min
    23 recordings on 5 Audio CDs
    total playtime 5 hours, 15 min

    To Be Perfectly Frank (Frank Sinatra) Disc A001

    1. To Be Perfectly Frank 5000000 Got My Love To Keep Me Warm 1
    2. To Be Perfectly Frank 5000000 What Is This Thing Called Love
    3. To Be Perfectly Frank 5000000 Youd Be So Nice Come Home To
    4. To Be Perfectly Frank 531208 They Cant Take That Away Me

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    To Be Perfectly Frank (Frank Sinatra) Disc A002

    1. To Be Perfectly Frank 540112 If I Could Be With You
    2. To Be Perfectly Frank 540115 Young At Heart
    3. To Be Perfectly Frank 540126 Somebody Loves Me
    4. To Be Perfectly Frank 540129 On Sunny Side Of Street
    5. To Be Perfectly Frank 540202 You Must Have Bn Beautiful Baby

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    To Be Perfectly Frank (Frank Sinatra) Disc A003

    1. To Be Perfectly Frank 540205 Take Chance 2
    2. To Be Perfectly Frank 540209 What Can I Say I Say Im Sorry
    3. To Be Perfectly Frank 540212 Take Chance 1
    4. To Be Perfectly Frank 540216 One Love Belongs Somebody Else
    5. To Be Perfectly Frank 540219 Should I

    Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
    To Be Perfectly Frank (Frank Sinatra) Disc A004

    1. To Be Perfectly Frank 540223 Its Only Paper Moon
    2. To Be Perfectly Frank 540226 Take Chance 5
    3. To Be Perfectly Frank 540302 Foggy Day
    4. To Be Perfectly Frank 540305 Take Chance 3
    5. To Be Perfectly Frank 540309 Ive Got World On String

    Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
    To Be Perfectly Frank (Frank Sinatra) Disc A005

    1. To Be Perfectly Frank 540316 Take Chance 4
    2. To Be Perfectly Frank 540406 Sposing
    3. To Be Perfectly Frank 540407 Frank Sinatra
    4. To Be Perfectly Frank 540409 I Love You

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