Glimpses from Frank Sinatra's life, career on his 100th birth anniversary

Before Elvis The Beatles or Michael Jackson there was Francis Albert Sinatra mdash the worlds first Pop music icon Named the Entertainer of The Century his career spanned an astounding six decadesA woman walks by a street painting of Frank Sinatra in Hollywood on August 15 2013 in Los Angeles California PICAFPThe Voice scored his first hit in 1939 and was still making millions selling records when he retired in 1995 December 12 2015 marks the legends 100th birthday The milestone is being commemorated across the world with exhibitions new music video and book releases and a host of tribute concertsAlso read Lesserknown facts about Frank Sinatra and other international musical iconsFrom a vast collection of Sinatra memorabilia here are some interesting things that fans would appreciateTreasures inside the inlay bookletAn inlay card 24 pages that came along with Sinatra A Man amp His Music Signed Display offers a wealth of information for Sinatra fansPacked with rare photos and facts on the icons life and times here are two sections from the inlay booklet reproducedAbove A photo of a young Sinatra Top clockwise Sinatra with JF Kennedy with Bing Crosby and Dean Martin a solo silhoutte and with Sammy Davis and Count BassiePics courtesy Reprise Records 1965NOTE Currently unavailableSinatra A Man amp His Music Signed DisplayReleased in 1965 to mark his 50th birthday A Man And His Music topped the charts worldwide and won the 1967 Grammy Award for Album of the YearA closeup of Frank Sinatras signature that is part of this displayThe Holy Grail for a Sinatra fan is a special limited edition of this album made in a slipcase with a 3D metal artwork cover and a special inlay bookEach copy was numbered and personally signed by Sinatra and meant only for close friends and associates The signed edition I own was handed out as a prize by Sinatra at his 50th birthday party in Palm Springs CaliforniaCourtesy Reprise Records 1965Also read A special range of whiskey favoured by Frank Sinatra was launched last yearSongs For Swingin Lovers Coloured VinylMy appreciation for Sinatras music started when I was seven years old If you want to build a Sinatra collection mdash start with Songs For Swingin Lovers an upbeat collaboration with Nelson Riddle from 1956 that influenced generations of singers from Paul McCartney to U2Bono later did Ive Got You Under My Skin from here as a duet with Sinatra himself Some of the bestknown Sinatra standards are on this and gave Old Blue Eyes his first No 1 on the UK album charts Coloured Sinatra vinyls are much sought after and this extremely rare red pressing was issued only in JapanOceans 11 Movie PosterSinatra starred in over 50 movies in Hollywood and was honoured with three Oscars as well His most iconic role would be Danny Ocean in Oceans 11It even inspired Dev Anand a big Sinatra fan for his role in Jewel Thief The first of the Rat Pack movies mdash Dean Martin Sammy Davis Jr and Peter Lawford team up with Sinatra to pull off the heist of the century Three decades on it was remade with George Clooney playing Ocean and Brad Pitt doing Martins role Original movie posters are among the most collectible among Sinatra fans and worth anywhere from Rs 40000 to Rs 2 lakh in todays market