On Frank Sinatra's connection to the mafia world...
Frank Sinatra is a key figure in the world of the music business... Few people know, but this man had close ties with the political power of the country and... the mafia itself.
According to Sinatra's relatives, he was a man of endless contradictions! For example, being a staunch democrat - in the 1940s, Frank unexpectedly became a communist! A little later, they started talking about him as a member of the Republican Party ...
The voice of this hero conquered a million-strong army of listeners in all corners of the World ... Frank Sinatra became the first artist who founded his own business, became the idol of a whole generation, and just lived for his own pleasure ...
Was Frank Sinatra really connected to the mafia?
Yes it is. And there is a lot of evidence for this...
After the death of the artist, it turned out that his formation took place thanks to the support of the mafia ... According to Tina, the youngest daughter of the musician, he worked for the mafia leaders for more than two decades! The woman also confirmed that the prototype of the singer Gianni Fontaine from The Godfather is her father ... But Sinatra himself almost sued the director of the film about this ... That's an interesting fact!
Tina also talked about how the mafiosi helped her father build a dazzling career! It turns out that they paid for Sinatra's advertising, his costumes and musical equipment, as well as the prestigious clubs in which he performed ... And the famous shows at the Westchester Premier were organized by none other than the gangster Louis Patcella ... Later, a serious scandal broke out, they say, all the income from concerts went into the pocket of the mafia.
They talked about Sinatra's connection with the mafia world for a very, very long time ... Over the years, the musician was accused of both money laundering and facilitating illegal business ... However, there was no direct evidence of this. It was later revealed that Frank was the owner of the Cal-Neva Lodge casino! As it turned out, he was in a share with the gangster Sam Giancana - the boss of the Chicago mafia, who went to jail more than 70 times!
When John F. Kennedy took over as the new president of the United States, Sinatra invited him to visit. However, he rejected the invitation - he was shown documents that irrefutably testified to the artist's connection with crime ... After that, deeply offended Frank once and for all broke with the Democrats.
Back in the middle of the last century, well-known publications wrote:
“Frank Sinatra fully lives up to the generally accepted standard of a 1930s gangster: sly eyes, springy steel in every movement, talking through his teeth ... The artist always dresses to the point: luxurious dark shirts and ties with a white pattern ... He never appears in public without his hat ... "
Even after Sinatra's death, many still compared his image with the image of the "Godfather" of the clan, constantly emphasizing that the father of the artist himself was from Sicily ...
As you know, Frank started having problems with the law back in the late 1930s ... One lady wrote a statement against him, in which she accused Sinatra of allegedly seducing her, being a married man ... Yes, yes! According to the laws of those years, adultery was equated with a serious offense, for which they could be held criminally liable! True, the sheriff did not take this statement seriously, and Sinatra managed to get away with it ...
Friendship with bosses...
Among the artist’s friends there were many “tops” of the criminal world, for example, mafia Carlo Gambino, or the infamous Rocco brothers ... Soon the FBI became aware of his frequent visits to various events: the wedding of the daughter of gangster Sam Giancana (where Frank was an honored guest), a trip to Cuba (where Sinatra secretly met with Lucky Luciano) ...
“Well, where, in fact, are the facts proving these connections?” - you ask. Well, now let's tell...
During one of the searches, in the house of the same Luciano, the police found a golden cigarette case with an engraved inscription: “To my dear friend Lucky from Frank Sinatra” ... It’s already hard to argue with such a fact, agree?
Also, once Frank Sinatra was allegedly accidentally spotted on the same plane with the Capone brothers. Another time, the paparazzi managed to photograph him in the company of Carlo Gambino, the head of the criminal world of America.
But friendship, even with gangsters, is not judged in the states. And therefore, Sinatra was not prosecuted, although the dossier was not closed ... It was published after the death of the artist. For several decades, the FBI did not find any arguments against Sinatra ... However, it would be foolish to deny that there were no connections between the musician and the mafia ...
Relationship to politics...
As you know, Sinatra has always been attracted to politics. He was madly drawn to the tops of this world. He admired those who had not only fame and fortune, but also power. And politicians had it, and therefore Frank always sought to establish good, friendly relations with them ...
For the first time, Frank's close proximity to power happened in the fall of 1944, when the first US musician was invited to the White House for a cup of tea with America's first politician, President Roosevelt. Sinatra joked and smiled a lot, he was incredibly charming and witty... All this played a role! Soon Frank Sinatra made new acquaintances. Democrats appeared in his entourage, and he himself willingly took part in the election campaign of John F. Kennedy.
Farewell to the stage...
Despite the generational change, Frank Sinatra continued to be the idol of millions even in adulthood ... His exciting voice and deep songs still gained new fans! However, in the early 1970s, the great musician decided to "retire". Why not? After all, he achieved everything that could be achieved in life and work ...
Beautifully leaving the stage, for several years Sinatra lived at his pleasure, sometimes playing golf with US Vice President Spiro Agnew! But ... as it turned out, he could no longer live without music.
Sinatra returned to the stage in 1976. The public did not forget him, and he still gathered huge halls of spectators ... He did not lose his passion for politics, except that he revised his views and went over to the side of the Republicans.
Sinatra was still warmly received in the White House! He was a guest of honor at private receptions, organized concerts for royalty ... And after participating in the Reagan election campaign, the artist received the country's highest award - the Medal of Freedom!
At the age of 80, Frank Sinatra settled in Beverly Hills and limited his social circle. Unfortunately, he did not live to see the new century for only two years ... With his departure, an entire era has gone ...
