Once upon a time music had a certain standard of class and charisma.
The first thing you remember, of course, is the voice — at one time, the most famous voice in the world, the voice that bridged decades from World War II to the waning years of the 20th century, the voice that conjured romance and loneliness, bright dreams and misplaced hopes, the voice that millions danced to, made love to and listened to on jukeboxes and radios and hi-fi sets. It was a voice, Bruce Springsteen would later say, filled with ”bad attitude, life, beauty, excitement, a nasty sense of freedom, sex and a sad knowledge of the ways of the world.” - Michiko Kakutani
Frank Sinatra, born on this day in 1915
