Guardian Music — 12 October 1944: Number 1 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of pop musicOn 12 October 1944, Frank Sinatra opened his third season at New York's Paramount theatre. It was Columbus Day, a public holiday, and the bobby-soxers turned out ... more info

Guardian Music — 14 November 1952: Number 2 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of pop musicThe pop charts began in postwar Britain when Percy Dickins of the New Musical Express telephoned 20-odd shops asking for a list of their bestsellers. Coming out ... more info

The Telegraph — Barbara Sinatra, the singer's final - and longest-serving - wife, has written a revealing memoir of their fiery days and nights. She talks to Catherine Elsworth about the tender man behind the tough exterior more info

TMZ — Filed under: Frank Sinatra, Barbara Sinatra Frank Sinatra was "obsessed" with being clean -- to the point of taking 12 showers a day -- so says the legendary singer's widow. Barbara Sinatra dropped the info in her new memoir: ... more info

ContactMusic — Frank Sinatra was obsessed with cleanliness and showered around 12 times a day, according to his widow. Barbara Sinatra, who was married to the My Way hitmaker for 22 years, has opened up about her time with the music legend in a new memoir called La... more info

ContactMusic — Frank Sinatra's widow Barbara Sinatra has opened up about her life with the music legend in a new book, revealing that despite his drinking, mood swings and alleged infidelities, she always felt "lucky" to be his wife. Barbara was married to the My W... more info

Perez Hilton — Who doesn't love a good shower or two twelve…every day! LOLz. Frank Sinatra's widow Barbara Sinatra has opened up about the legendary singer in a her new memoir Lady Blue Eyes: My Life With Frank, and she's got some very inneresting things to say a... more info

ContactMusic — Veteran producer Quincy Jones has launched a new venture to promote music throughout the Middle East and Northern Africa. The 27-time Grammy Award winner, the mastermind behind Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra and Marvin Gaye's commercial successes, ha... more info

Guardian Music — Opulent US city to swap roulette wheels for wheels of steel as top DJs flock for the new musical gold rush in the desertIn its heyday Las Vegas swung to the sound of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr and Dean Martin, luring music lovers into its clubs a... more info

Guardian Music — Adam Ant's decision to tour Britain's coastal towns marks a welcome revival of a historic pop traditionIn June, Adam Ant will embark on a five-date tour of seaside towns – and revive a long lost tradition in the process. As an astute observer of po... more info