SINATRA
Excerpt From SUNDAY SAUCE
by Daniel Bellino-Zwicke
SINATRA
It’s
almost impossible to speak of Italian-America and Italian-American Food without
mentioning Italian-America’s favorite son and most cherished icon of all, one
Francis Albert Sinatra, Frank Sinatra, or simply Frank. Frank Sinatra achieved great success in his life, becoming
one of the 20th Century’s Greatest Recording Stars, and a Movie Star
as well. He achieved the great American Dream. Well, Frank went way beyond
that. Most Italian Americans back then, the poor and middle class had
upbringings like the Sinatra’s (lower Middle-class), whose greatest wish was to
have a good job and possibly buy ones own home. That was the dream. Frank
achieved it, but he had even higher dreams and aspirations. Dreams of becoming
a great and famous recording artist, which he achieved and far surpassed, not
only to become one of the top musical artist of his day, but one of the
greatest of the century and of all-time.
And as
great as all these achievements were and still are, Frank was much more than
that. Frank Sinatra was greatly beloved by his Italian-American brethren in an
enormous way. He was and still is “almost God Like” to his millions of loving
and adoring fans. Frank Sinatra was a man who Italian-Americans looked up to,
and bragged about as being one of our own, “Our Paesano.” And not only to us
(Italian-Americans), but to Americans of all creeds and races, who simply loved
and enjoyed the beautiful music the man made.
Frank Sinatra couldn’t read music and in the
beginning and didn’t have music lessons, but his voice, “The Voice” as he was
known, his voice was his instrument and many great musicians who were
classically trained and accomplished musicians often stated that Sinatra was a
great musician, one of the greatest. For Frank, his wonderful voice was an instrument;
an instrument Frank knew how to use to absolute perfection. The man could sing
a love song and particularly a Torch Song like no other. Sinatra was the King of Torch Songs. One of the reasons
many have said he was so adept at singing these torch songs, songs of lost love, was that when singing them,
Frank was always singing about the greatest love of his life, Ava Gardner and
the love lost between them.
Any way, yes Frank’s music was and still is
some of the most wonderful of all time. People love and listen to the music,
the music of Sinatra. It makes them feel good, and brings back memories of good
times, and maybe even bittersweet
feelings of love lost, the music of
Frank Sinatra always moves you. I know it does for me. Bravo Frank, your memory
and music live on, today, tomorrow and forever more, we shall cherish and enjoy
the music and the man, Frank Sinatra.
FRANK & DEAN
Dean Martin (Dino) & Frank Sinatra
Partying in VEGAS
Read about Sinatra and the Italian-American lifestyle, the people, the kitchen, the table, and traditions of the Italian-American peoples, which one of the biggest and most beloved traditions was listening to "The Man & His Music" one Francis Albert Sinatra of Hoboken, New Jersey. Read of Frank and Italian-America, cook and eat, as Frank plays on your Record Player .. Ladies and Gentlemen, "It doesn't get and better than that."
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