Frank the voice

Sinatra endowed the songs he sang with the explosive conflict of his own personality. He also made the very act of listening to pop music a more personal experience than it had ever been. In "Frank: The Voice," Kaplan reveals how he did it, bringing deeper insight than ever before to the complex psy...

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Main Author: Kaplan, James, 1951-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Doubleday, c2010.
Edition:1st ed.
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Summary:Sinatra endowed the songs he sang with the explosive conflict of his own personality. He also made the very act of listening to pop music a more personal experience than it had ever been. In "Frank: The Voice," Kaplan reveals how he did it, bringing deeper insight than ever before to the complex psyche and turbulent life behind that incomparable vocal instrument.
Physical Description:786 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780385518048
0385518048
Author Notes:JAMES KAPLAN is a novelist and nonfiction writer whose essays, reviews, and profiles have appeared in  The New Yorker , the New York Times Magazine , Vanity Fair , Esquire , and New York . He coau­thored John McEnroe's autobiography, You Cannot Be Serious , a number-one New York Times bestseller, and coauthored the bestselling Dean and Me with Jerry Lewis. He lives in Westchester, New York, with his wife and three sons.