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Sinatra and Me

By: Tony Oppedisano
Narrated by: Pete Simonelli, Tony Oppedisano
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Summary

This intimate, revealing portrait of Frank Sinatra - from the man closest to the famous singer during the last decade of his life - features never-before-seen photos and new revelations about some of the most famous people of the past 50 years, including Jackie Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, Sam Giancana, Madonna, and Bono. “If you are a Frank fan, buy this book” (Jimmy Kimmel).

More than a hundred books have been written about legendary crooner and actor Frank Sinatra. Every detail of his life seems to captivate: his career, his romantic relationships, his personality, his businesses, his style. But a hard-to-pin-down quality has always clung to him - a certain elusiveness that emerges again and again in retrospective depictions. Until now.

From Sinatra’s closest confidant and an eventual member of his management team, Tony Oppedisano, comes an extraordinarily intimate look at the singing idol that offers “new information on almost every page” (The Wall Street Journal). Deep into the night, for more than two thousand nights, Frank and Tony would converse - about music, family, friends, great loves, achievements and successes, failures and disappointments, the lives they’d led, the lives they wished they’d led. In these full-disclosure conversations, Sinatra spoke of his close yet complex relationship with his father, his conflicts with record companies, his carousing in Vegas, his love affairs with some of the most beautiful women of his era, his triumphs on some of the world’s biggest stages, his complicated relationships with his talented children, and, most important, his dedication to his craft.

Toward the end, no one was closer to the singer than Oppedisano, who kept his own rooms at the Sinatra residences for many years, often brokered difficult conversations between family members, and held the superstar entertainer’s hand when he drew his last breath.

“Frank Sinatra fans, pull up a chair and let longtime confidante and road manager Tony Oppedisano regale you with tales from the entertainer’s inner circle” (Parade magazine) - Sinatra and Me pulls back the curtain on a man whom history has, in many ways, gotten wrong.

©2021 Anthony J. Oppedisano. All rights reserved. (P)2021 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Fascinating

This was a fascinating account of an extraordinary friendship it seems.
Colourful and rich with characters and a real flavour and sense of the times. Fabulous anecdotes and accounts of a man who for me was the best male singer of all time and at the centre of it all a decent good hearted human being.
Funny, informative, insightful , respectful, nostalgic,reflective and sometimes emotional with really brilliant narration. There will always be individuals who will argue that this or that isn't how it was but I have to say that this feels like somebodys truth.

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Fabulous book

This is such an interesting book. I felt like I knew Frank Sinatra at the end of it and it made me cry. Very emotional. I always love Pete Simonelli’s narration. Just perfect.

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Not for true Sinatra Fans

This book completely contradicts the Eliot Weismans book. The stories are rehashed and unbelievable. The author does not delve into the complexity of Sinatra and fails to tell you his true personality like other books do. It feels like this book is solely a cash grab.

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