Sinatra and Me: In the Wee Small Hours

Sinatra and Me: In the Wee Small Hours

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  • Author：Tony Oppedisano
  • ISBN：1982151781
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Reviews

Debra Pawlak ，

I received an advanced reading copy （arc） of this book from NetGalley。com in return for a fair review。 There have been many books written about legendary singer Frank Sinatra and I have read several of them， but this particular book stands out for me。 Tony Oppedisano was a member of Sinatra's inner circle for decades。 As a much younger man， he met the older Sinatra through Jilly Rizzo--Sinatra's best friend for many years。 After Jilly's untimely death， Oppedisano took his place as Sinatra's pal I received an advanced reading copy （arc） of this book from NetGalley。com in return for a fair review。 There have been many books written about legendary singer Frank Sinatra and I have read several of them， but this particular book stands out for me。 Tony Oppedisano was a member of Sinatra's inner circle for decades。 As a much younger man， he met the older Sinatra through Jilly Rizzo--Sinatra's best friend for many years。 After Jilly's untimely death， Oppedisano took his place as Sinatra's pal and confidante。 As a result， Oppedisano had a first-hand， up close view of the life Sinatra led in his later years。 He shared many highs and lows， as well as his experiences not so much with Sinatra the singer， but Sinatra the man。 According to Oppedisano， Sinatra always retained some of the traits he picked up as a child--his quick temper and his readiness to deck someone who crossed him--or at least if he perceived that they crossed him。 On the other hand， Sinatra was extremely generous to family， friends and even strangers。 He often performed many acts of kindness on the Q。T。--never wanting anyone to be indebted to him or to think his generosity was a way to gain publicity。 He honestly did it from his heart。 Oppedisano talked about his own experiences with Sinatra and it wasn't always easy being his friend。 He expected companionship 24/7 and many of his intimate pals devoted their own lives to him--Oppedisano was no exception， but he had no regrets and would do it all again。 It was an interesting read and one of the better books I've found about the Chairman of the Board。 Thanks to Oppedisano， we get a glimpse of what it must have been like。 If you are a fan of Sinatra， you won't want to miss this one！ 。。。more

Casey Wheeler ，

This book is another attempt to make some money off of a relationship with Frank Sinatra。 I found it to be borderline boring without a great deal of new information that can be found in more qualitative biographies of Frank Sinatra。 As I am a fan of Sinatra， I keep getting suckered into reading these types of books。 After this one， I am done。I received a free Kindle copy of this book courtesy of Net Galley and the publisher with the understanding that I would post a review on Net Galley， Goodrea This book is another attempt to make some money off of a relationship with Frank Sinatra。 I found it to be borderline boring without a great deal of new information that can be found in more qualitative biographies of Frank Sinatra。 As I am a fan of Sinatra， I keep getting suckered into reading these types of books。 After this one， I am done。I received a free Kindle copy of this book courtesy of Net Galley and the publisher with the understanding that I would post a review on Net Galley， Goodreads， Amazon and my nonfiction book review blog。 。。。more

Wendy Salazar ，

I have been a Sinatra fan for many years and I was concerned another biography would reiterate what I have already read about him。 It seemed what was recounted consisted of what happened that Tony was a witness to and I can appreciate that。 It was not boring and read nicely。 I’m sure there were more successes and failures that weren’t presented but it was a great read about an iconic musician。

Gail O'Connor ，

This memoir of Mr Oppedisano's history with Frank Sinatra was extremely entertaining and gave the reader an insight into Sinatra's personal life。 Keeps you mesmerized until the final page。 A great read if you are a Sinatra fan。 This memoir of Mr Oppedisano's history with Frank Sinatra was extremely entertaining and gave the reader an insight into Sinatra's personal life。 Keeps you mesmerized until the final page。 A great read if you are a Sinatra fan。 。。。more

Nathan ，

Captivating from start to finish and mandatory reading， in my opinion， for anyone seeking to understand Sinatra at length。 Truly， much has been made about the man and his off-stage endeavors （for better and worse）。 Where you end up regarding The Chairman is your own adventure， but I think that Oppedisano and Ross’ work here is laid bare for your consideration。 Does it cover every single solitary scandal and triumph？ Of course not。 The author appears to just be commenting on what he knew/was witn Captivating from start to finish and mandatory reading， in my opinion， for anyone seeking to understand Sinatra at length。 Truly， much has been made about the man and his off-stage endeavors （for better and worse）。 Where you end up regarding The Chairman is your own adventure， but I think that Oppedisano and Ross’ work here is laid bare for your consideration。 Does it cover every single solitary scandal and triumph？ Of course not。 The author appears to just be commenting on what he knew/was witness to during his time with Sinatra。 Focusing more on the latter stages of his career， we get a very intimate look on how one of the best in show business—or any business， for that matter—dealt with changes， whether they emerged from cultural shifts， old age， and tragedies。 It makes some people look pretty good in hindsight， but one person， despite Tony O。 making numerous concessions to give the benefit of the doubt， simply doesn’t get out of this with an improved reputation。 The chapters are parsed crisply and cleanly， demarcated to focus on his friends， music， women， etc。， with little call-back to other parts of the book。 You don’t have to be a Sinatra super-fan to know who’s who; furthermore， and to the authors’ credit， you don’t get too far without also sharing in the sorrows and triumphs。 It was stated that this work was meant to separate myth from reality， and， in that regard， it’s stupendously valuable。 Comparing it to other Sinatra biographies， it definitely reads more smoothly （i。e。 it doesn’t come off as too academic）， and I say that because I know of some fellow readers who get quickly turned off by something bogged down with a lot of citations。 Beyond its unique insight into Sinatra’s inner circle， I believe it also grants new power to the man’s music， especially his work from the mid-1970s and on。 It’s not a salacious tell-all， but an earnest， warm tribute from a friend。 Many thanks to NetGalley and Scribner for the advance read。 。。。more

Patricia Becker ，

My mom was the ultimate Sinatra fan and to her dying day had a huge poster of young Frank hanging on her closet door。 My father had a passing resemblance to Frank， and I grew up with Frank singing throughout our home。 Every birthday， Mother's Day， or Christmas， someone gave mom a book about Frank， a biography， a new coffee table book， whatever was out there。 She loved Frank。And so， I had to read this book。 I totally enjoyed Tony Oppedisano's reminiscences about his time with Frank。 At times I co My mom was the ultimate Sinatra fan and to her dying day had a huge poster of young Frank hanging on her closet door。 My father had a passing resemblance to Frank， and I grew up with Frank singing throughout our home。 Every birthday， Mother's Day， or Christmas， someone gave mom a book about Frank， a biography， a new coffee table book， whatever was out there。 She loved Frank。And so， I had to read this book。 I totally enjoyed Tony Oppedisano's reminiscences about his time with Frank。 At times I could smell the cigarette smoke and taste the whiskey; it felt like you were right there。 Loved the descriptions of Jilly's and the scenes there。 There's just so much here。 Deeply honest and heartfelt， this book is a must for anyone with a love for or an interest in Frank Sinatra。 Love the man， love the music -- great book。Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the chance to read Sinatra and Me。 。。。more