By Geoff Edgers

I've had some e-mails after our "Why Sinatra Still Matters" piece asking for specific listening recommendations. Easy enough. You really can't go wrong, unless perhaps you pop on the future section of "Trilogy." But let's not restrict ourselves to music. Sinatra was an entertainer who crossed media lines. And his life story, from the age of the Model-T through Hollywood, Vegas and finally Los Angeles, also is remarkable and worth examining.

1. "Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely" (1958) – None of the Capital records are stinkers, but this torch song classic is a big candy bowl of downers ... and I mean that in a good way. "What's New." "Ebb Tide." And, of course, "One for My Baby." "So, set 'em up, Joe..."

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