Seven Things We Learned From Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra spent more than 50 years of his life at the highest tier of the entertainment industry. As a pop-music sensation and celebrated actor, Sinatra influenced our culture in many ways. His approach to live performance, iconography, and career evolution continues to be duplicated by a wide range of musicians with high aspirations.
This class will explore how Sinatra’s career intersected with issues still relevant today — the rise of tabloid culture; evolving gender roles for entertainers; schisms between youth and adult-oriented music; and the politics of collaboration on records and film. Through music, film clips, and archival documents, we will examine both well-known and obscure passages in Sinatra’s career to construct a better understanding of the world he occupied, as well as our own.
Location
Neal's Friends' House
Washington,
DC
Neighborhood: Columbia Heights
Address will be emailed upon registration.
Past event
Instructor
Neal Fersko grew up in suburban New York and has lived in the D.C. area since 2003. He has written on music for Spectrum Culture and Canonball.