Frank Sinatra Jr. Speaks with Sid Mark in Philadelphia

Frank Sinatra Jr visits Philadelphia and chats with Sid Mark, who has hosted Sundays with Sinatra for the past 58 years

[@dominant-dominic7123]

I love how Sid mark just sit there and listen... Frank Sinatra jr was so well spoken.. R.I.P

[@mariechristensen8390]

He looked so much like his father as he got older....sad he passed away so soon

[@Kruszon862]

and also the voice - same "vibe"...

[@BeatlesGirlKaren]

He has a beautiful speaking voice!

[@GGG-sd9ei]

He sure has!

[@finch45lear]

Iv'e been listening to Sid Mark on the radio for close to 60 years. Friday With Frank, Sunday's with Sinatra , and even when I was away at college, I found Sid on an New York station broadcasting on Saturday nights. He has brought me such joy playing the music of Frank Sinatra over the decades he feels li!e family. Thanks Sid.

[@tangobango9653]

Sinatra Jr. was a decent guy, amazing to me how kind & normal he turned out. R.I.P. JR.

[@Arturo-sm1tb]

He was not a happy person. Not sure that is considered normal.

[@JesusIsGodsSelfie]

@@Arturo-sm1tb how do you know that? I find it sad he didn’t find his own path in life.

[@edwardanthony7283]

Left us way too soon

[@deannasisson5751]

@@JesusIsGodsSelfie If he hadn't found his own way, he never could have been his father's band leader. They never could have worked together at all. Take it from one who has been in someone else's shadow, you have to break away, if just in your own style for your own piece of mine. He had his own path, and yes it was music as well. But do you think Sr. could have led a band, instead of singing? Bless you for your heart for him.

[@deannasisson5751]

@@edwardanthony7283 God's blessing on us that he was here at all. Frank could have had 3 daughters. Did you ever see any of the year he was on Adam - 12? I had a crush like you would not believe! That was even before I realized his Daddy was the Rat Pack guy, who sang with Dean Martin. Check it out, when you get the chance. Gary Crosby had some time on Adam - 12, too. I wonder how many famous people now had bit parts then. That's the beauty of CD seasons on old shows!

[@ablpsu]

Love and miss Frankie Jr. He was a masterful musician, performer and singer. Had a chance to meet him and he was so nice and gracious. Died too soon :(

[@johnwadd8412]

When did he croak ?

[@gigigiseleworld]

He sang just like his father. .. Still shocked 😲 that he passed away on the road 🛣️. His mother out lived him.. RIP 🪦💐🎹🎶🎤🌹🙏

[@JM-jt2zd]

Radio has a certain magic...this gentlemen has distinctive voices. Wonderful...👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@billzuhdi6373]

Great interview! With all the advantages of being Frank’s son the Giant shadow of Frank Sinatra would just about be impossible to handle. Frank Jr. accounted for himself well.

[@Hyslop65]

Worked with Frank Sinatra Jr. twice and he was a talent on his own and a nice guy.

[@johnwadd8412]

looked terrible here

[@smileygirlpictures]

Love this! FSjr has an amazing knowledge of music! What a great love of his father 🙂 and he's wonderful to listen to! ♥️

[@ineshusni9048]

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[@michaelchapman6466]

Excellent Sinatra Jr interview with Sid Mark in Philly!! I had the pleasure of not only catching Frank Sr but Frank Jr (as well several times on the LA Supper Club circuit over sev. decades- like his father, (Frank Sr, Frank Jr was a finely polished Performer & Artist & to watch him perform in a Supper-club setting was Pure Delight.....

[@scdevon]

Great interview. RIP, Frank. Nice to see Sid Mark. I listened to "A Friday with Frank" when Sid was on WWDB. Man, I miss that old FM talk station.

[@michaelchapman6466]

Was looking fwd again to catch Frank Sinatra Jr again soon until I read earlier this year in March of his sudden passing while on a singing tour, Like his Dad, I'll surely miss him and Grateful I was able to catch him in Jazz Supper-clubs many a time, indelible memories!!

[@katiedeluise2345]

Was Frank jr married ? And did he have any children ?

[@AbrahamDiner]

I hope someone gathers all those anecdotes by FRANK SINATRA Jr. and publish a book. Frank Jr. was truly a maven about THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK.

[@josephcozza3117]

Always listened to Friday with Frank on Sid Mark when I lived in Philly, a great host and program

[@anawrest]

he was a great singer had a great voice!! he was very knowledgeable of the american music!!

[@saintcruzin]

The Concert Sinatra made me a Sinatra fan for life, 1963...Full Philharmonic Orchestra and Frank’s A voice...

[@bobbiebirdwell8849]

Frank Sinatra was an idol in the 1940’s ! Never got to see him, but had I , I am sure I would have screamed or swooned as they said back then! A music sheet named Your Hit Parade sold weekly with all the words to the popular songs! This being in my life about 1946 till today! I still love Frank Sinatra! I am now an elderly Lady but will never forget my teens! We also as young girls grieved when he separated from his wife , the Kids Mom! We loved her also! A History lesson !!!

[@bobdudno]

Thank you for this comment. It’s so nice to hear this historical context. So cool that you have these memories!

[@coffeehigh420]

well for an "elderly lady" as you say, you seem to have the spirit of a teen!

[@mjcruiser4238]

I grew up in philly -listened to “The Mark of Jazz” and of course “Friday with Frank” Sid Mark was the best

[@SpaceGhost67]

He talked like his old man sang. Extremely well.

[@vasilispandis337]

These kind of interviews should be archived,this is the history of music

[@jayyoung4534]

What an interview. HIs baritone certainly enhances the quality of the interview, in addition to intimate familiarity with the subject.

[@ablpsu]

So so sad watching this :( RIP Frankie

[@donaldcasalone4243]

RIP, Frank Jr.

[@braydenllewellyn8413]

I love hearing and seeing Frank Jr. in interviews on KZbin. He was so entertaining and had a fantastic sense of humour that had me laughing - a lot - and delivered in a slow , deliberate but very knowledgeable and descriptive manner. I found him a fascinating individual to listen to and to hear of so many really interesting accounts of experiences he and his dad had over the years. Many people have really good things to say about what a good guy he was, too. What a shame he passed on unexpectedly at such a relatively young age.

[@roblewis3565]

Frank, Jr knew it all. He was a great musician and conductor. RIP. He was close to Riddle. Saved his life. Found him unconscious in his office. Riddle gave him all of his arrangements for Frank. Wonder where they are now.

[@varrick1226]

Both Frank and Frank Jr. were the best I miss them both.

[@louarmagno515]

Great interview. Thanks so much for sharing. Lou

[@VicMartino]

Good interview. I use to listen to Sid Mark's radio show when it aired in NYC. I also saw Frank Sinatra Jr. as well as his "Father" live in concert! Those were the days as we say.

[@jarretheller2244]

RIP Sid. In the mid 2000s in my early 20s I was a regular listener to Friday's with Frank as I would drive my young family around here and there. It seemed to keep our babies calm and quiet while we drove.

[@johnwadd8412]

when did Sid croak??

[@jarretheller2244]

@@johnwadd8412 May 30, 1933 - April 18, 2022

[@IgnisConsumens]

Great interview. Nice to see Sid live, as I'd been accustomed to hearing him every Friday and Sunday on WPEN in Philadelphia. I had not known Sinatra's interest in recording songs he'd never done before, though I heard "My Foolish Heart" and a few others on WPEN, off the complete Reprise collection. Even at that late stage in FAS's career, that album would have been fantastic.

[@user-yo9rz7ig8n]

Sinatra's son has a very nice voice. Recalls the voice of his father - the great FRANK SINATRA

[@GGG-sd9ei]

I agree with you 💯%

[@johnparadise3134]

That was very good and I want more!

[@kendallevans4079]

I can't imagine being the child of someone so iconic. It must be tough when all people want to know is what was your Dad like growing up.

[@deanbrandt2748]

Wow. What a resemblance. Didn’t know he even excited. R.I.P.

[@Ettoredipugnar]

I e been listening to Sid since high school 48 years !

[@delishme2]

He looked so much like him, but he has the same stoicism and mannerisms too. It Cannot have been easy to be a musician in your own right and perpetually in Franks light. Yet he seemed to hold his father in such reverence, which is a testament to Frank as a father I guess. I remember hearing his father say once, "I look at all these kids of celebrities taking the wrong path, and I think wow I really got lucky, thank God, my kids are doing great".....or words to that effect. Thanks for posting 😊

[@TheMcknighty]

I had a chance to see him at PARX Casino in Bensalem, PA, when this was taped -- months ago but something came up. I thought that there would be more time to see him again. God had other plans. "Regrets, I have a few ..."

[@jeffshannon6914]

think I(t was 2007 when frank jr died? & his mother Nancy just went awhile ago at age 101!

[@jeffshannon6914]

tremendous, WHEN WAS THIS his father is my #2 idol

[@jeffshannon6914]

check out his 80TH birthday video & he looked just awful & then it has ladygaga as well

[@edwardanthony7283]

Great informative interview.

[@peterdavis943]

A great guy young Frank, I've seen him do a few interview's very knowledgeable it must of been hard all everyone wants to do is talk about is his Dad!

[@c.joyceb.8991]

This video is so good. Very informative. Frank Sinatra Sr. A Legend.

[@soundslikefrank]

Rest In Peace, Frankie.

[@dabneyoffermein595]

Yes, he died not long after this taping.. He looks weary from the road. Nightclubs are hard on the human body. The smoke, the drinking, the drugs.....they all permeate the clubs and make it difficult for a nightclub singer to escape. And mix in having had heart problems run in your family (not sure about the MARX side) is not favorable to one's longevity. But Frankie Jr. lived a long and semi-prosperous life. Never saw the riches that his famed father had, but he was able to once buy a Cadillac. A prized possession of his.

[@soundslikefrank]

@@dabneyoffermein595 The MARX side?? His mother was Nancy Barbato.

[@gulmerton2394]

He had the figure of his father but the eyes of his mother.

[@markdaniele4539]

Sunday with Sid is the best.If you have not seen Jr get it done , you will be happy you did.

[@bobpierce115]

Mark, the date of this broadcast is 11/8/15. Just wondered if it's accurate. Sinatra jr. passed away in March 2016, so this only 4 months prior. Too bad. He was only 71.

[@GemaEnriquez]

When Frank Jr died, I felt so sad...for some reason...he was the connection we had to his dad and now both gone... 😞

[@richardbullis156]

Frank Sinatra jr.was a talented musician and singer in is own right.

[@timklein3962]

WOW; He has lost weight and looks great; always loved his style; one of the best ever !!!!!

[@jeffshannon6914]

he mIGHT HAVE BEEN ILL, BECAUSE HE WENT AFTER THIS INTERVIEW

[@jeffshannon6914]

his grandmother *Sinatra's mom was killed in an airplane crash in '77 coming to see him in concert. jEE LOVED tONY bENNETT

[@akrenwinkle]

Tim Klein His weight loss was due to treatment for throat cancer. So, not WOW.

[@joniheisenberg6691]

I saw both Senior & Junior in Chicago. Surprisingly, I enjoyed Junior more. It was a small setting and he was very gracious. Guess I saw Senior on a bad night. He just wanted to get the show over with.

[@johnferrier2803]

I think Frank Sinatra Jr. was in many ways a better musician than his father. He was in my opinion a very underrated singer who was always compared to his father rather than being appreciated as a fine, accomplished singer in his own right.

[@lyrianmusic]

There could be no greater misfortune than to be named Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jr.-Robert Schumann ( who knew the man, whose actual name was Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart).

[@nickandmikec]

The man sitting behind Frank Sinatra, Jr. resembles an old friend of ours and Frank Sinatra and whose name was Al Steinman. He died in 2009 of cancer. Al was a great guy. We met him at Moby Dick restaurant in Santa Barbara, which he was co-owner. We frequented the restaurant twice a month. We live in the San Luis Obispo area. I introduced Al to Frank's album, "Watertown," which is a great album. The restaurant was decorated with Sinatra memorabilia.

[@BigBingFan]

As a Bing Crosby aficionado, and like Sinatra's music very much also, I only wish that Bing's sons would have picked up the mantle of their father; Sinatra Jr. was a perfect "mouthpiece" for the Sinatra legacy, knew the Music Industry very well, the participants, and behind the scenes. Could be that Bing was a generation ahead, and such "opening up" into their Dad's business just wasn't done. Also, Bing never sung "with a set Studio Orchestra," as he sung more independently--although John Scott Trotter, and songwriters, Cahn and Van Heusen were Bing's favorite songwriters........but I so enjoy Frank, Jr. in his very matter of fact, knowledgeable, in informative tone. Never bragging, only revealed interesting facts. Pure joy listening to Frank Jr's insights! Thanks for posting!

[@mercyvasq]

Great hearing from Frank Jr.

[@epicgamesforyou3615]

rumor has it the guy off Franks’ left shoulder was fired shortly afterwards for being on his phone

[@JoeBilello1969]

I used to love Sid and Saturday with Sinatra in NYC, ahhhh......everything seems to change for the worse 😢

[@ianlowden6168]

Frankie Jr really comes across as a consummate professional as well as being very easy to listen to. They are together now

[@ChristopherMarlowe]

I would have loved to see this show.

[@djdiscoworm]

MUST NEVER BE FORGOTTEN THANK YOU D.J. DISCOWORM

[@alphabeets]

Amazing info here!

[@MarkBlackburnWPG]

FRANK SINATRA JR - Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise : "For the passions that thrill Love, and take you high to Heaven Are the passions that kill Love, and let it fall to hell so ends the story . . . " Siriusly Sinatra satellite radio is playing Frank Sinatra Jr - my favorite version of one of the oldest standards in the Great American Songbook. A former employer of mine - retirement age when I joined the firm 30 years ago - said, when asked 'What's your favorite song?' SOFTLY, AS IN A MORNING SUNRISE. He was surprised that I could tell him who wrote it: "Words by Oscar Hammerstein II set to a pre-existing melody by Sigmund Romberg." Frank Jr must have loved it too - enough to record and perhaps introduce younger listeners to its beauty. A poignant 'Is that all there is?' sort of lyric, that fits the tune to a 'T'. "Softly as in a morning sunrise The light that gave you glory Will take it all away . . . " Somewhere there may be a video of Frank Sinatra Jr reflecting on why he selected certain more obscure songs to record. Would love to have asked him, jokingly: “What made you 'pluck THIS one from obscurity'?” A world-class musicologist, he would have had an enjoyable story to tell. 20 years ago I purchased tickets to see Frank Sinatra Jr perform with Winnipeg's world-class symphony orchestra (which had backed at least one Sinatra impersonator I've seen twice since). It broke our hearts when his scheduled tour of western Canadian cities had to be canceled, and tickets refunded without explanation. I like to think this song would have been included. The arrangement reminiscent of Nelson Riddle is by Bill Rogers. For my favorite of his CD's THAT FACE! (2006). Thanks for sharing, Jarod100. Celebrated this day at Sinatra Family Forum - "Siriusly Sinatra" - IMPRESSIVE NON-FRANK RECORDINGS sinatrafamily.com/forum/showthread.php/50410-Impressive-Non-Frank-Recordings/page5

[@susannehodges7806]

looks exactly like his father

[@robertbates8599]

Jr was very intelligent!!! Adored his father and it’s wonderful to he at least worked side be side with his dad … even though it was seven years… I’m sure that time was embedded in his heart…. Frank Sr also. RIP… now you and you dad can be together again.

[@phillipecook3227]

Isn't it interesting how so many sons sound like their fathers?

[@bethvirginiaphillips4583]

Rest in peace, Frank, Junior

[@fredrighetti]

GRANDE SINATRA JR. CIAO DA FRED RIGHETTI ITALY, MILANO, BYE.

[@johnwadd8412]

Sid & Frank were the epitome of great Italian Americans ! Both from humble Italian origins

[@luishumbertovega3900]

Love to hear him telling those stories. Many Sinatra movies on DVDs contain Frank Jr's 1-derful commentaries about little known details and anecdotes. Too bad he died at just 72, considering his dad lived to be 82. Frank Jr was an accomplished and very talented musician, conductor and performer with a career all his own, so don't feel sorry for him, he died suddenly during a concerts tour, so I suppose he died being a happy man, doing what he loved to do. Blessings from San Juan PR.

[@BuckyBrown-lt4ry]

To be fair, Frank Jr. was not that bad a singer. He did not harm the Sinatra brand. Always liked him.

[@akrenwinkle]

Has anyone seen Frank Jr. smile... even once?

[@dabneyoffermein595]

Unforgettable was written by Irving Gordon, not Riddle. Riddle did a specific arrangement that Nat King Cole went with, but it was a Gordon song. It's surprising that Sinatra Jr. didn't know that.

[@jadezee6316]

i guess the show still goes on...i listened to sid for many many years.......not as engrossing as Jonathan Schwartz ...Sinatra shows but he keeps Franks music alive

[@joyceyolandastorch8964]

I deleted a very long comment before about my acquaintance with Frank Jr because i seem to be having a keyboard problem. I had only wonderful things to say about Jr. But I would like to clarify that I never dated or met Frank Sr. RIP Frank Jr ❤🙏. e

[@linapagliari8003]

Very knowledgeable of early music gone too soon frank jr😁🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@festyguy7405]

Sid Mark played more commercials than anything else!!

[@joseyeastwood]

Rest in peace mr sinatra jr.

[@patmare1]

I always loved to hear Frank Sinatra Jr talk and sing. But when he would speak he had so much knowledge of the history of not only his father's music but musicians, composers and arrangers in the business. It was a pleasure to hear him. Sorry he is gone.

[@GGG-sd9ei]

He sounds like his dad too!

[@jeffshannon6914]

je was also on "the sopranos" as himself

[@coffeehigh420]

thats crazy, just 4 months later, Frank Sinatra Jr. would be gone. RIP

[@lunasol1244]

R.I.P. Amen

[@juanmonge8]

Junior sounds like the guy that the Mafia sends to “explain “ things to you.

[@tommyminervino5428]

Why should an ass ***** like you say a stupid thing like that? This is 2021 if you don't know things have changed!!! 😊🇺🇲🇮🇹

[@MarianoBulaBlackOrpheus]

He sound & looks like his pops,except he ain't got his blue eyes

[@bobdudeface570]

I didn't know that he died. While his father was still alive in 95' I saw Jr. in Law Vegas.

[@suzettebennett2564]

Yes.

[@terrybrown2533]

Wow he sound just like his papa

[@bluesky6449]

is that Larry David's brother to the right of FS Jr?

[@joeambrose3260]

Was Frank Jrs' son, Michael, adopted ?

[@strothermartin5368]

Salute Frank

[@royrice8597]

Who is Skid Mark???

[@fazbell]

Almost as good as his Dad.......almost. A great talent in his own right.

[@dottiec7943]

He studied piano at college.

[@maryerb6062]

Check out the guy sitting behind him. At first he seemed interested and later he plays with his phone. Frank Sinatra Jr. wasn't that interesting anymore?

[@demostheodorakakis6328]

Chicago, Chicago

[@scottsilver2229]

Good son

[@edwardanthony7283]

Looks just like Frank.

[@johnwadd8412]

Just heard that Sid croaked in April !!!😂

[@user-uq6sz6po3d]

Jr would have had a better career and happier life if his parents had named him Tony or George or anything other than Frank Jr. His name did him no favors.

[@JerryDArezzo]

FSjr need not charm anybody. Only Edward R. Murrow was a more crisp and articulate speaker.

[@claudermiller]

LMAO. Sid Mark. I thought it said skid mark. 😆

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

Frank jr was a good songwriter too ie: spice

[@rafaeln21]

He was funny!

[@user-sy7cs9uu5k]

Liz lieber ❤