100 years of Frank Sinatra and jazz

100 years of Frank Sinatra and jazz:
smithsonian:

‘Ol’ Blue Eyes’ was born Dec. 12, 1915. But was Sinatra a jazz singer?
When he appeared at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1965, critics argued that one of the best-selling artists in history wasn’t a jazz musician, technically.
Not everyone agreed. Jazz saxophonist Lester Young once said:

“If I could put together exactly the kind of band I wanted, Frank Sinatra would be the singer.”

Our National Museum of American History examines why we get a kick out of Frank, 100 years after his birth. 

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