As New Jerseyans and music fans everywhere mark Frank Sinatra's 100th birthday this weekend, one memory from the last years of Sinatra's life stands out in particular.
December 6th, 1966 – The Beatles record Christmas greetings for two pirate radio stations. Radio Caroline and Radio London, both stations are broadcasting from ships anchored just off the British coastline.
What would have been the musical icon's centennial birthday on Dec. 12 has been celebrated with an HBO documentary about his life, a Grammy museum exhibit, even dinner specials at an old Las Vegas steakhouse.
Could you tell by their words? It may not be so easy. Take our quiz below and see if you can tell the Rat Pack crooner from the political pack players.
Chicago was his kind of town, L.A. was his lady and he certainly was a big part of New York, New York. But despite a love-hate relationship, the mile-square New Jersey city where Frank Sinatra was born is finding the centennial of his birth to be a very good year.
November 7th, 1951 – Frank Sinatra marries his second wife, actress Ava Gardner, but it’s a bit short lived. The couple would split up in 1953 and divorce in 1957.
Frank Sinatra turns 100 years old this year on December 12 and despite the face that the Hoboken native left us in 1998 at the age of 82, his memory is still very much alive.
December 6th, 1966 - The Beatles record Christmas greetings for two pirate radio stations. Radio Caroline and Radio London, both stations are broadcasting from ships anchored just off the British coastline.