Rise from singer to national hysteria
Earl Wilson recounts Sinatra's early rise from a $75 weekly job with Harry James to stardom with Tommy Dorsey. The piece covers James's breakup, Sinatra's first big hit with To Never Smile Again, rival crooners like Bob Eberle, and the shift to national recognition as Sinatra develops stage presence and breath control. Nancy Sinatra born June 8, 1940.
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Frank Sinatra
Harry James
James
Sinatra
Frank
Paramount
Franth
Bobby
Tommy Dorsey
Chicago
Billboard Magazine
Billboard
Nancy Sandra Sinatra
Nancy With
Tommy
Frank Sinatra's Rise From Dorsey to National Icon
Frank Sinatra breaks from Tommy Dorsey to solo stardom after gaining top Billboard college poll status. He headlines at Riobamba Club then Copacabana, earning the nickname The Voice and soaring from shy crooner to national hysteria as his fame expands with single dates and a new contract.
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Frank
Billboard
Bing Crosby
Hollywood
Tommy
Dorsey
New York
Dick Haymes
Tin Pan Alley
Leonard Vannerson
Vannerson
Nancy
Paramount
Benny Goodman
Bob Weitman
Goodman
Frank Sinatra
Benny
Frank Sinata
Harey Kilby
Cafe
General Artists Corporation
Kilby
Riobamba
Jimmy Durante
Copacabana
Sinatra
Schnozzola
Batata
Miki
Couples wed in formal Jane rites in Long Beach area
A flurry of Saturday weddings across Long Beach Downey and Lakewood tied couples to U S Air Force careers and local schools. Brides from Lakewood High and Millikan High formed ties with grooms from Wilson Cerritos and Long Beach City College as they honeymooned in Santa Barbara Tahoe and Victoria British Columbia and prepared to establish homes in Lakewood Downey Alhambra and other California suburbs.
DeLacy Mooney couples wed in Park Estates ceremony
Patricia Kay Mooney and John B. DeLacy, graduates of California State University San Luis Obispo, married Saturday at the Park Estates home of the bride’s father retired Long Beach Police chief William J. Mooney. Honor attendants were Judy Ann DeLacy and Michael Mooney. The newlyweds plan to travel to South Lake Tahoe and reside in Irvine. The bride, a Wilson High School graduate, earned a BS in child development and a teaching credential at Cal State San Luis Obispo. The groom, Lakewood High School graduate, earned a Bachelor of Architecture. He is the son of Mr and Mrs John B DeLacy of Lakewood.
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St. Raymond’s Church
Downey
Lynne Johnson
Roger J. Millikan
Keith Johnson
Mary Colin Carthsinaid
Richard Jacobs
Ralph J. Millikan
Lakewood
Santa Barbara
Big Sur
Millikan
Lakewood High School
Cerritos College
Pins X High School
Dondero-Noles
Patti Denise Noles
Richard H. Noles
Long Beach
Michael Joseph Dondeto
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Jerene K.noles
Michael B. Westmoreland
Millikan High School
Long Beach City College
Edward Dondera
Long Beach State University
Seal Beach
Lake Tahoe
St. Matthew Catholic Church
Jay A. Steiner
Kristy J. Kaiser
Scott J. Bowen
Joseph F. Kaiser
Charles Hosmaz
Joseph Steiner
Wilson High School
Bayshore Community Church
Herbert Z. Hopkins
Los Alamitos
Herbert Ludwig
Janiece McCawley
Daniel Ellison
Herbert Ellison
Fountain Valley
Ellison
Los Alomitos High School
University of California At Irvine
California State University At
Los Angeles
Carson High School
Alondra Baptist
Church of Bellflower
Judith M. Coolbaugh
David L. Rice Jr
Sandy Kerkstra
Donald Large
Fullerton
Robert Rice
David L.” Rice
Rice
Buena Park High School
Jordan High School
San Diego
Vincent Corona
Daniel Corona
James Moore
Edwin Loucks
California Coast Line
Robert Iines
Roger Moroney
Joseph Joseph
Fontana
U.S. Air Force
California Heights Methodist Church
Margaret Ellen McKenzie
David Lee Hollingsworth
Paul F. McKenzie Jr
Donald M. Metzler
John C. Hollingsworth
Charles Hollingsworth
Santa Maria
Jorgen P. Jensen
Carmel
Auslich Ski Club
University of California At Riverside
University of Guadalajara School of Medicine
American Society of Clinical Pathologists
Bel Air Bay Club
Caren
Harriet Chertkoff
Ralph Chertkoff
Maplewood
W.J
Daniel Robert Levin
Murray Levin
Shelly Chertkoff
Sandra Carter
David Goldin
Hawaii
Topanga Canyon
Levin
University of Miami
University of California At Berkeley
Steagall-Freeman
Myrtle Beach
D.C
Air Force
Oregon State University
the Bride
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Everett Lee Fopma
Anita Louise Bonnes
Emmanuel Reformed Church
Paramount
Sequoia National Park
John Bonnes
Kristin, Shelton
Randy Craig
Everett Popma
Bell 1
Mayfair High School
Bellflower High School
Cerritos
Idaho State Colleges
California State University
San Luis Obispo
Patricia Kay Mooney
John B. DeLacy
Park Estates
South Lake Tahoe
Irvine
San Tatis Obispo
John B. de Lacy
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Earl Wilson
By Earl Wilson
Victor Hugo
Connie Haines Rememes
Dorsey Orchestra
Pied Pipers
Connie Haines
Bob Eberle
Buddy Rich
Rich
Buddy
Calli
Mon
Weitman
Beatles
Elvis Presley
Eiels
Enroute Weitheir
Alainegordy
N.al
William *W. Jones
Jane Margaret Wagner
Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity
June Swartz
Albert
Wagner
Casey Jones
Consuello Jones
Jean J. Jones
Jones
Steiner-Kaiser
Ludwig
Alhambra
Douglas L. Ellison
Beth-Anne Ludwig
Loucks
Corona
Jordan
Betty June Painter
Herman Painter
Highland
Michael Chris Joseph
Emmanuel Baptist Church
San Bernardino
Theresa Estella Triesch
Michael 3. Krok
Usaf
Janeece Pieper
Donald
Bonnes
Craton
Bryce
Tang Beach
Ross M. Bryce
Wesley Harty
Alfred L. Smith
Brethren High School
Harvey. Mudd College
Biola College
la Mirada
Burghard-Smith
City College
Jayce Anne Smith
Adolf Burghard
St. Cyprian Calhegic Church
Las Vegas
Redonda Beach
Charles Brent Smith
Lang Beach
Heidi Burghard
Othmar Burghard
Emmerich Burghard
Brdecrooty
USC
W.W. Jones
B.J. Millikan
MJ. Dondero
David Rice
Mrs
Jay Steiner
Paul Loucks
Peter Wilson
Josepil
DeLacy-Mooney
Judy Ann de Lacy
Michel
William Mooney
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