Reuters — Nancy Sinatra, the first wife of the late, legendary singer and actor Frank Sinatra, died Friday at the age of 101, her daughter, also named Nancy Sinatra, said in an internet tweet. more info

Consequence of Sound — Frank and Nancy Sr. were married for 11 years between 1939 and 1950. more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — She was married to Sinatra for 12 years and was the mother of his three chlidren. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Thanks for John Scalzi’s tribute to Harlan Ellison [“When a Sci-Fi Giant Calls …,” June 30], which mentioned an incident where Ellison had a confrontation with Frank Sinatra. This was written about at length by Gay Talese. It... more info

Time — Not so long ago, parents old enough to send their kids off to college would wind down a hectic day by spinning Frank Sinatra and Doris Day on the hi-fi. Today’s version of those parents have Sonic Youth and Sleater-Kinney on their Spotify. In Brett... more info

Kings of A&R — Up and coming r&b singer Cat Spare releases the track Hello. Inspired by Frank Sinatra, SZA, Kehlani, Miley Cyrus and Lady Gaga, the latest track draws from contemporary R&B with a dance/pop flare. Speaking on the single, “The process of making the... more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — “Sinatra’s appeal spanned three generations, from bobbysoxers to baby boomers to Gen-Xers, from Tommy Dorsey to U2’s Bono.” The sentence is from the Sun-Times’ page one story on the passing of Frank Sinatra at the age of 82 on May 15, 1998.... more info

Stereogum — Legendary Cuban-born jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval has played with everyone from Dizzy Gillespie to Frank Sinatra to Barbara Streisand to Justin Timberlake to Alicia Keys. He's won ten Grammys, six Billboard awards, one Emmy, and Presidential Medal ... more info

Topix — No, Frank Sinatra never commissioned Kander and Ebb to "start spreading the news" or paid Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen to write a musical homage to our kind of ring-a-ding rocking town. But listening to the first authorized concert recording of Si... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Though she’s justly hailed for her own empathic and deep-toned original songs, Joan Shelley brings an undeniable grace to the songs of others. Following her Lagniappe Session, which found the Kentucky songwriter interpreting material by Frank Sinat... more info