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Frank Sinatra — Part 17
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Sinatra's power is not merely per-
sonal; it is alao fiscal. Because he is
ranked high among the top-drawing film
attractions, he can demand a share in
the production of the film from al! major
studios that ask for his services—and
practicalfy all of them are constantly ask-
ing for bis services. “Frank could spend
the rest of his life making all the films
offered to him in a single month,” a
friend of bis has told me. He also can
demand the right of approval of the pro-
duciion siafi and of his costars. This
means that he can, by grimacing, put the
kiss of death on an actor or actress he
does not like—or build up an inflated
reputation for one he does like.
A CAPITOL Records. Sinatra is the ac-
knowledged king. He seldom makes
an LP disk that does not hit the 200.000-
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automatically played on the nation’s radio - oe .
stations. Officials at Capito] let him pick _NOW IN FASHION-RIGHT COLORS . and te finest
his own tunes and his own accompanists.
Tkey listen carefully-to his advice. too. ; . : foot covers
They bow to his work schedule, which ot
is irregular; if he decides to record at “
midnight, they pay the overtime charges "
without protest. Sinatra can boost the AT VARIETY, DEPARTMENT AND SHOE STORES
progress of new singers or slow that of Richard Paul, Inc, Wilmington, Delaware
others. Similarly, Sinatra is powerful in
the selection of songs that the company
records, not only for his records but for
thase made hy ntheare, He hae interacte
in a couple of music-publishing compa-
nies, the names of which change from
time to time; the biggest was called
Barton. He can dictate to these comps: : ‘én love avith
nies the songs he wishes to be plugged, . £
by live performance on television and| - a wonde Ful buy!
* yadio.
“A few months back there was a small
revival of ‘Oh, Look at Me Now,” a song
Frank used to sing with Tommy Dorsey,”
a publisher told me. “I couldn’t under-
stand why. Then I learned that Frank
wanted it brought back. He'd called the] -> -
company that handled it and offered to "
put his own plugging facilities behind it. rear dr cobé bra
Then he'd called other singers and asked with 6 ~way straps
them to use it. Before long—bingo! A ;
revival.”
: , Sinatra's voice is puwerful, as weil,
“ in the talent-agency business. There is
every indication that his oft-voiced de-
termination to form a talent agency of |-
his own may become reality before
this year is out, It is taken for granted
that members of his Clan will flock into
any new organization he may form or
will even follow him if he decides to go
to another organization. “Sure, I'd go
- where Frank goes,” Dean Martin once
told me, as though there were no question
in his mind. And it is conceivable that
others in show business would follow
along, just to be sure of being on the
winning jeam,
How Sinatra can throw his 140-odd :
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