[78-L] Frank Sinatra # 42799

David Weiner djwein at earthlink.net
Wed Aug 1 07:51:03 PDT 2012


Sinatra joined Harry James in June 1939, so yes, this does predate his big
band days. 

Dave Weiner

On 8/1/12 9:22 AM, "Rodger Holtin" <rjh334578 at yahoo.com> wrote:

>Was in a tourist trap in Nevada over the weekend and saw a poster of
>Frank Sinatra¹s mug shots with a large sign asking ³Do You Know Who This
>Is?² -  which prompts me to ask: was he already working with Harry James
>at the time (November 27, 1938) or does this bit o¹ Sinatra history
>belong to the pre-big band days altogether?   I have one paperback FS bio
>­ ³Sinatra² by Earl Wilson 1976, and unless I missed it, he makes no
>mention of the incident.  I'd have thought it would have been a badge of
>honor for the ultimate swinger in 1976.
>  The story can be found here, if anybody's interested:
>http://guymanningham.com/2012/01/frank-sinatras-mugshot/
>
>
>Rodger
>
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>
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