Jon Dunstan pays tribute to Frank Sinatra with impressive artwork of the singer

Frank Sinatra, also known as Francis, Old Blue Eyes, The Chairman of the Board, or more usually, Mr Sinatra, passed away twenty-three years ago today.

He was not tall (five foot seven/171 cm) or particularly good looking. He did not possess the definitive voice of his generation or have a lot of his own hair; neither was he an "A-List" actor although he made more than sixty movies (including the original Ocean's 11 and From Here To Eternity).

What Frank Sinatra had was toughness, good connections and unshakeable self-belief.

Besides his Best Supporting Actor Academy Award, he sold upwards of 150 million records with fifty-six top twenty albums and three Billboard number-one singles.

I thought the photo I took the drawing from showed Frank simply enjoying his success as if the whole thing had been a great joke.