Sinatra, Frank

Frank Sinatra Singer and actor Francis Albert Sinatra, Hoboken, New Jersey, December 12, 1915; Beverly Hills, California, May 14, 1998. Sinatra was hired as a vocalist by Harry James in mid-1939. Although he recorded “All or Nothing at All” with the Harry James Orchestra (Columbia 35587), it wasn’t released until 1943, after he had left James. He joined Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra in early 1940 and had his first hit, “Polka Dots and Moonbeams” (Victor 26539), with the Dorsey band. He also…