What are the stages to Sinatras career?
Many years ago, Arnold Shaw wrote a biography of Sinatra that discussed many of his career milestones in terms of Sinatra I, II, III, etc. Will Sheed also referred to the Sinatra career phases, quoting some forgotten author, in his liner notes to the Columbia Voice package of almost 10 years ago. The last formal acknowledgement of these phases was in Uncle Wilsci’s liner notes to the recent 4 disc compilation from the Complete Columbia recordings where he discusses the FS-L discussion list. Basically, one can identify some aspects of Sinatra’s career: Sinatra IThe Big Band Sinatra Sinatra IIThe Romantic Ballad Sinatra (The Early Columbia) Sinatra IIIThe Big Bust Sinatra (Late 40’s/early 50’s) Sinatra IVThe Phoenix Rises (Sinatra’s Rebirth/Capitol Years) Sinatra VSinatra at the Peak (September of My Years) Sinatra VIThe Retirement Sinatra VIIThe Second Comeback (The Seventies) Sinatra VIIIThe Touring Sinatra Will Friedwald also broke down Sinatra’s career in “stages” in his book, Sinatr
