Guardian Music — Country singer and session guitarist, known for hits such as Rhinestone Cowboy, makes candid statement about his healthIt's some time since popular music was strictly a young person's game, but Glen Campbell's reason for retiring is nonetheless strik... more info

ContactMusic — A Buckingham Palace cleaner ruined one of former royal Sarah Ferguson's Frank Sinatra keepsakes - because she thought the crooner's signature on a plate was just "a doodle". The singer signed the plate for Ferguson at a star-studded gala after she re... more info

Guardian Music — Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonThe last time the Fugs played in London, recalls Ed Sanders, it was 1968, their support act came from a nearby Hare Krishna temple and they had just signed to the label Frank Sinatra founded, Reprise. "They played Ol' Blue... more info

Guardian Music — In the first of a seven-part series about the history of modern music, Guardian and Observer writers have picked out what they think are the 50 key moments in the story of pop. But we want to hear from you about who and what else we might have chosen... more info

Guardian Music — As part of the Guardian's summer of music, we are releasing a history of modern music starting today with pop. Download the playlist here• Get the dataAs part of the Guardian's summer of music, our critics have put together a history of modern musi... more info

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