Editing Frank Sinatra (section)

== Legacy and honors ==
{{See also|List of awards and nominations received by Frank Sinatra}}
[[File:7.4.10SinatraParkByLuigiNovi2.jpg|thumb|[[Frank Sinatra Park]] on the [[Hudson River Waterfront Walkway]], 4th of July, 2010]]
[[Robert Christgau]] referred to Sinatra as "the greatest singer of the 20th century".<ref name="Christgau">{{cite journal|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1998|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/music/sinatra-det.php|title=Frank Sinatra 1915–1998|journal=Details|access-date=January 10, 2015|archive-date=August 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803210910/http://robertchristgau.com/xg/music/sinatra-det.php|url-status=live}}</ref> His popularity is matched only by [[Elvis Presley]], [[the Beatles]], and [[Michael Jackson]].<ref name="holden" /> For Santopietro, Sinatra was the "greatest male pop singer in the history of America",{{sfn|Santopietro|2008|p=456}} who amassed "unprecedented power onscreen and off", and "seemed to exemplify the common man, an ethnic twentieth-century American male who reached the 'top of the heap', yet never forgot his roots." Santopietro argues that Sinatra created his world, which he was able to dominate—his career was centered around power, perfecting the ability to capture an audience.{{sfn|Santopietro|2008|pp=76–78}}

[[Gus Levene]] commented that Sinatra's strength was that when it came to lyrics, telling a story musically, Sinatra displayed a "genius" ability and feeling, which with the "rare combination of voice and showmanship" made him the "original singer" which others who followed most tried to emulate.{{sfn|Granata|2003|p=68}} [[George Roberts (trombonist)|George Roberts]], a trombonist in Sinatra's band, remarked that Sinatra had a "charisma, or whatever it is about him, that no one else had."{{sfn|Granata|2003|p=32}} Biographer Arnold Shaw considered that "If Las Vegas had not existed, Sinatra could have invented it." He quoted reporter [[James Bacon (author)|James Bacon]] in saying that Sinatra was the "swinging image on which the town is built", adding that no other entertainer quite "embodied the glamour" associated with Las Vegas.{{sfn|Shaw|1982|p=48}} Sinatra is seen as one of the icons of the 20th century,{{sfn|Rojek|2004|p=1}} and has three stars on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] for his work in film and music.<ref name=LATimes>{{cite news|url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/frank-sinatra|title=Hollywood Star Walk&nbsp;– Frank Sinatra|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 4, 2014|archive-date=February 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225015941/http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/frank-sinatra/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In Sinatra's native [[Hoboken, New Jersey|Hoboken]], he was awarded the [[Freedom of the City|Key to the City]] by [[Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey|Mayor]] Fred M. De Sapio on October 30, 1947.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://hoboken.pastperfectonline.com/photo/A971A97C-7385-40E8-816F-817857963620 |title=B+W copy photo of Mayor Fred DeSapio presenting Frank Sinatra with Key to the City at Hoboken City Hall, Hoboken, October 30, 1947. – Print, Photographic<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=June 5, 2020 |archive-date=June 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605232145/https://hoboken.pastperfectonline.com/photo/A971A97C-7385-40E8-816F-817857963620 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2003, the city's main post office was rededicated in his honor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.hudsonreporter.com/2003/05/27/start-spreading-the-news-post-office-renamed-to-honor-frank-sinatra/|title=Start spreading the news Post office renamed to honor Frank Sinatra|work=Hudson Reporter|date=May 27, 2003|access-date=December 12, 2021|archive-date=December 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212163130/https://archive.hudsonreporter.com/2003/05/27/start-spreading-the-news-post-office-renamed-to-honor-frank-sinatra/|url-status=dead}}</ref> A bronze plaque, placed two years before Sinatra's death in 1998, marks the site of the house where he was born.<ref name="NJM" /> There is also a marker in front of [[Hoboken Historical Museum]], which has artifacts from his life and conducts Sinatra walking tours.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2021/06/ol-blue-eyes-returning-to-hoboken-in-december-and-hell-stay-awhile.html|title=Ol' Blue Eyes returning to Hoboken in December, and he'll stay awhile|first=Teri|last=West |newspaper=The Jersey Journal|date=June 16, 2021}}</ref> Frank Sinatra Drive runs parallel to the [[Hudson River Waterfront Walkway]]. On the waterfront is [[Frank Sinatra Park]], where a bronze plaque was placed in 1989 upon its opening.<ref name="NJM">{{Cite web|url=https://njmonthly.com/articles/historic-jersey/in-franks-footsteps-sinatra-walking-tour/|title=In Frank's Footsteps: The Sinatra Walking Tour|date=December 2, 2015|website=New Jersey Monthly}}</ref> In the Frank Sinatra Park, a {{convert|6|ft|m|adj=on}} tall bronze [[statue of Frank Sinatra|statue of Sinatra]] was dedicated in 2021 on December 12, Sinatra's birthday.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/hoboken/first-look-heres-frank-sinatra-statue-hoboken-waterfront|title=More Photos: New Frank Sinatra Statue On The Hoboken Waterfront|date=December 10, 2021|website=Hoboken, NJ Patch}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2021/12/hoboken-to-unveil-tribute-to-hometown-legend-frank-sinatra-sunday.html|title=Hoboken to unveil tribute to hometown legend Frank Sinatra Sunday|first=Ron |last=Zeitlinger |newspaper = The Jersey Journal|date=December 9, 2021}}</ref><ref>City of Hoboken to unveil new Sinatra statue on Frank Sinatra's birthday
[https://hudsonreporter.com/2021/12/08/city-of-hoboken-to-unveil-new-sinatra-statue-on-frank-sinatras-birthday/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210222630/https://hudsonreporter.com/2021/12/08/city-of-hoboken-to-unveil-new-sinatra-statue-on-frank-sinatras-birthday/|date=December 10, 2021}}</ref> A residence hall at [[Montclair State University]] in New Jersey was named in his honor.<ref name="MSU">{{cite web|title=Montclair State University Campus Map|url=http://www.montclair.edu/campus-map/?FontSize=10&w=950&h=494&x=2369.33333333&y=335&Zoom=0&Building=CLR|publisher=Montclair State University|date=August 18, 2010|access-date=August 18, 2010|archive-date=December 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211071737/http://www.montclair.edu/campus-map/?FontSize=10&w=950&h=494&x=2369.33333333&y=335&Zoom=0&Building=CLR|url-status=live}}</ref> Other buildings named for Sinatra include the [[Frank Sinatra School of the Arts]] in [[Astoria, Queens]], the Frank Sinatra International Student Center at Israel's [[Hebrew University]] in Jerusalem dedicated in 1978,<ref name="JFed">{{cite web|title=Frank Sinatra's contribution to the Hebrew University|url=http://www.jewishfederations.org/page.aspx?id=82523|publisher=The Jewish Federations of North America|access-date=March 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305042050/http://www.jewishfederations.org/page.aspx?id=82523|archive-date=March 5, 2014}}</ref> and the Frank Sinatra Hall at the [[USC School of Cinematic Arts]] in Los Angeles, California, dedicated in 2002.<ref name="USC">{{cite web|title=Frank Sinatra Hall&nbsp;– USC Cinematic Arts |url=http://cinema.usc.edu/facilities/sinatrahall.cfm |publisher=USC Cinematic Arts |access-date=March 4, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226032837/http://cinema.usc.edu/facilities/sinatrahall.cfm |archive-date=February 26, 2014}}</ref> [[Wynn Resorts]]' [[Encore Las Vegas]] resort features a restaurant dedicated to Sinatra which opened in 2008.<ref name="Opening of Sinatra">{{cite web|title=Opening of Sinatra|publisher=Wynn Resorts|access-date=December 1, 2009|url=http://www.wynnpressroom.com/index.php?s=23&cat=27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718124553/http://www.wynnpressroom.com/index.php?s=23&cat=27|archive-date=July 18, 2011}}</ref> There are several streets and roads named in honor of Frank Sinatra in several states of the U.S.{{sfn|Sehlinger|Ridge|Castleman|2011|p=57}}

Various items of memorabilia from Sinatra's life and career, such as Frank Sinatra's awards, gold records, and various personal items, are displayed at [[University of Southern California|USC]]'s Frank Sinatra Hall in Los Angeles and at [[Wynn Resort]]'s Sinatra restaurant in Las Vegas.<ref name="USC" /><ref name="Opening of Sinatra" />
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The [[United States Postal Service]] issued a 42-cent stamp in honor of Sinatra in May 2008, commemorating the tenth anniversary of his death.<ref name=stamp>{{cite press release|title=Postal Service to immortalize 'Ol' Blue Eyes' |url=http://about.usps.com/news/national-releases/2007/sr07_082.htm |publisher=United States Postal Service |date=December 5, 2007 |access-date=January 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206211527/http://www.reuters.com/article/2007/12/05/idUS202395%2B05-Dec-2007%2BPRN20071205 |archive-date=December 6, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=sinatraasidol>{{cite news|title=Sinatra as Idol&nbsp;– Not Artist|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121063311685686579|date=May 13, 2008|access-date=May 15, 2008|last=Fusilli|first=Jim|work=The Wall Street Journal|archive-date=May 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518201152/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121063311685686579|url-status=live}}</ref>
The [[United States Congress]] passed a resolution on May 20, 2008, designating May 13 as Frank Sinatra Day.<ref name=march13>{{cite news|title=Frank Sinatra Day|url=http://bono.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=91885|date=May 20, 2008|last=Bono Mack|first=Mary|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423011715/http://bono.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=91885|archive-date=April 23, 2012|access-date=May 2, 2010|publisher=bono.house.gov}}</ref>

Sinatra received three [[Honorary Degree]]s during his lifetime. In May 1976, he was invited to speak at the [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]] graduation commencement held at [[Sam Boyd Stadium]]. It was at this commencement that he was bestowed an Honorary Doctorate litterarum humanarum by the university.{{sfn|Moehring|2007|p=265}} During his speech, Sinatra stated that his education had come from "[[School of Hard Knocks|the school of hard knocks]]" and that "this is the first educational degree I have ever held in my hand. I will never forget what you have done for me today".<ref>{{cite web|title=The Back Story: And the Honor Goes To|url=http://www.unlv.edu/news/article/back-story-and-honor-goes|website=UNLV News Center|access-date=May 8, 2015|archive-date=September 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905093531/https://www.unlv.edu/news/article/back-story-and-honor-goes|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1984 and 1985, Sinatra received an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from [[Loyola Marymount University]] and an Honorary Doctorate of Engineering from the [[Stevens Institute of Technology]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Sinatra, others receive honorary college degrees|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hKgfAAAAIBAJ&pg=4850%2C4096358|access-date=May 8, 2015|agency=Associated Press|work=Gadsden Times|date=May 26, 1984|archive-date=October 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030014953/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hKgfAAAAIBAJ&pg=4850%2C4096358|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Our Towns; Frank Sinatra, Doctor of Engineering|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/05/23/nyregion/our-towns-frank-sinatra-doctor-of-engineering.html|access-date=May 8, 2015|work=The New York Times|date=May 23, 1985|archive-date=May 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519005648/http://www.nytimes.com/1985/05/23/nyregion/our-towns-frank-sinatra-doctor-of-engineering.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2023, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked Sinatra at No. 19 on their list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=January 1, 2023|title=The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/frank-sinatra-5-1234643186/|access-date=October 9, 2023|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2024, a new road in North [[Bristol]] was named ''Sinatra Way'', to commemorate Sinatra's 1953 visit to [[Frenchay Hospital]], which used to sit at the site of a new housing development.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/street-named-honour-frank-sinatras-9892189|title=Street named in honour of Frank Sinatra's famous Bristol hospital concert|last=Cork|first=Tristan|date=28 January 2025|work=[[Bristol Post|BristolLive]]|accessdate=28 January 2025}}</ref>

=== Tribute albums to Sinatra ===

* ''[[A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra]]'' by [[Oscar Peterson]] (1959)
* ''Very Sinatra'' by [[Ruby Braff]] (1981)
* ''[[Perfectly Frank]]'' by [[Tony Bennett]] (1992)
* ''Voices in Standard'' by [[The Four Freshmen]] (1994)
* ''As I Remember It'' by [[Frank Sinatra, Jr.]] (1996)
* ''[[Manilow Sings Sinatra]]'' by [[Barry Manilow]] (1998)
* ''Sinatraland'' by [[Patrick Williams (composer)|Patrick Williams]] and His Big Band (1998)
* ''Blue Eyes Plays Ol' Blue Eyes'' by [[Si Zentner]] & Orchestra (1998)
* ''Keely Sings Sinatra'' by [[Keely Smith]] (2001)
* ''Michael Andrew Pays Tribute to Frank Sinatra'' by [[Michael Andrew (singer)|Michael Andrew]] (2002)
* [[Frank (Amy Winehouse album)|''Frank'']] by [[Amy Winehouse]] [2003] 
* ''Steve Lawrence Sings Sinatra'' by [[Steve Lawrence]] (2003)
* ''Plays Sinatra His Way'' by [[Joey DeFrancesco]] (2004)
* ''[[Allow Us to Be Frank]]'' by [[Westlife]] (2004)
* ''[[Songs of Sinatra]]'' by [[Steve Tyrell]] (2005)
* ''Blue Eyes Meets Bed-Stuy'' [[The Notorious B.I.G.]] & Frank Sinatra by Jon Moskowitz and Dj Cappel & Smitty (2005)
* ''L'allieva'' by [[Mina (Italian singer)|Mina]] (2005)
* ''[[Bolton Swings Sinatra]]'' by [[Michael Bolton]] (2006)
* ''Dear Mr. Sinatra'' by [[John Pizzarelli]] (2006)
* ''Ray Stevens Sings Sinatra...Say What??'' by [[Ray Stevens]] (2008)
* ''[[His Way, Our Way]]'' by various artists (2009)
* ''Cauby Sings Sinatra'' by [[Cauby Peixoto]] (2010)
* ''[[Sin-Atra]]'' a heavy metal tribute by various artists (2011)
*''Daniel Boaventura Sings Frank Sinatra (Ao Vivo)'' (2015)
* ''[[Let's Be Frank]]'' by [[Trisha Yearwood]] (2018)
* ''[[My Way (Willie Nelson album)|My Way]]'' by [[Willie Nelson]] (2018)
* ''[[That%27s Life (Willie Nelson album)|That’s Life]]'' by Willie Nelson (2021)
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