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"Frank: The Chairman" On Tuesday's Acccess Utah

In "Frank: The Voice" (2010), James Kaplan told the story of Frank Sinatra's meteoric rise to fame, subsequent failures, and reinvention as a star of live performance and screen. Frank Sinatra was the best-known entertainer of the twentieth century-infinitely charismatic, lionized and notorious in equal measure. Kaplan examined the complex psyche and turbulent life behind that incomparable voice, from Sinatra's humble beginning in Hoboken to his fall from grace and Oscar-winning return in From Here to Eternity. 

The story of "Ol' Blue Eyes" continues with Kaplan's new book "Sinatra: The Chairman," (recently published ahead of Sinatra's 100th birthday on December 12) which picks up the day after Sinatra claimed his Academy Award in 1954 and had reestablished himself as the top recording artist in music. Sinatra's life post-Oscar was incredibly dense: in between recording albums and singles, he often shot four or five movies a year; did TV show and nightclub appearances; started his own label, Reprise; and juggled his considerable commercial ventures (movie production, the restaurant business, even prizefighter management) alongside his famous and sometimes notorious social activities and commitments.

    

In the two volumes, Kaplan takes us behind the legend to give us the man in full: peerless singer, (sometimes) powerful actor, business mogul, tireless lover, and associate of the powerful and infamous.

Tom Williams worked as a part-time UPR announcer for a few years and joined Utah Public Radio full-time in 1996. He is a proud graduate of Uintah High School in Vernal and Utah State University (B. A. in Liberal Arts and Master of Business Administration.) He grew up in a family that regularly discussed everything from opera to religion to politics. He is interested in just about everything and loves to engage people in conversation, so you could say he has found the perfect job as host “Access Utah.” He and his wife Becky, live in Logan.