(1915 – 1998) Frank Sinatra came to prominence in the 1940s as a crooner of mood music and went on to become perhaps the most famous and beloved singer in the history of American popular music, despite his alleged connections with the mob. Through a series of incarnations, from teen idol to movie star to living legend status as “the Chairman of the Board,” the one constant in Sinatra’s career was his incomparable vocal talent, which spanned through five decades of almost uninterrupted popularity Some of his most famous songs, though penned by others— “My Way” ‘I’ve Got You Under My Skin,” “It Was A Very Good Year”—have become forever linked with a man who seemed more to inhabit songs than merely sing them.