Frank Sinatra and Popular Culture: Essays on an American Icon (Contributions to the Study of World) - Hardcover

Leonard Mustazza

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0275964957 ISBN 13: 9780275964955

Publisher: Praeger, 1998

Synopsis

Frank Sinatra's influence on American popular culture has been wide reaching and long lasting. This diverse collection of essays written by historians, music critics, and popular culture personalities offers a myriad of perspectives and commentaries on this multitalented legend. The essays attest to the interest in Sinatra that has spanned six decades and shows no sign of diminishing-even after his death. From singer to actor, from mass media personality to humanitarian and cultural trendsetter, the many contributions of Frank Sinatra are brought to life in this entertaining volume. Written to appeal to Sinatra fans, these unique essays, including one by Frank Sinatra himself, are organized into three sections. The first examines Sinatra's fame and the ways in which his image was formed, the second looks at his music, and the final group of essays are personal reminiscences by the people who knew him. Together these essays will provide new material for the ever-growing dialogue about Frank Sinatra's place in and influence over twentieth-century American popular culture.

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Product Description:

Frank Sinatra and Popular Culture A collection of essays examining Frank Sinatra's influence on American popular culture from the 1940s to the 1990s. Sinatra affected American popular culture on and off the musical stage as evidenced by the singer's essay on civil rights that introduces this volume. Full description

Review:

"This collection of 18 essays (including a 1945 plea for racial harmony by Sinatra himself), 13 of them new, is a mixed bag of superb musical and technical insight, interesting cultural studies analysis, and pure blather."-Kirkus Reviews

"A useful addition to popular music and culture collections at academic and public libraries."-Choice

?A useful addition to popular music and culture collections at academic and public libraries.?-Choice

?This collection of 18 essays (including a 1945 plea for racial harmony by Sinatra himself), 13 of them new, is a mixed bag of superb musical and technical insight, interesting cultural studies analysis, and pure blather.?-Kirkus Reviews

"[This] is the one book that will appeal to everyone who has ever listened to Sinatra, seen him in films, TV or in person or has simply heard his name and wondered what he was all about....Tying it all together is the Introduction by Leonard Mustazza, which is absolutely brilliant. The 19 pages he uses to tell us about Sinatra, is the BEST summation you will ever read."-Ric Ross Sinatra Authority

About this edition

• Publisher: Praeger
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0275964957
• ISBN 13: 9780275964955
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 328