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Detail from the cover of 'The Sinatra Treasures'
Sinatra reunites with Tommy Dorsey to perform "Oh, Look at Me Now" in 1955.
Sinatra, an avid supporter of JFK's presidential bid, performs a campaign rendition of "High Hopes."
Frank Sinatra, Jr. performs "Wedding Vows In Vegas" with Was (Not Was).
December 12, 2004 - Eighty-nine years ago, on Dec. 12, 1915, Francis Albert Sinatra was born in Hoboken, New Jersey. A former newspaper reporter, this blue-eyed son of Italian immigrants went on to become one of the most popular vocalists of the 20th century.
A new book, The Sinatra Treasures, celebrates the life of the legendary crooner with never-before-seen photographs, music and pull-out mementos from the Sinatra family collection. Frank Sinatra, Jr., who contributes to the book, talks to NPR's Liane Hansen about his father.
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