The manager said Sinatra died at a Daytona Beach, Florida, hospital but didn’t disclose his cause of death.
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Frank Sinatra Jr., the son of the legendary entertainer who had a long musical career of his own, died Wednesday, said manager Andrea Kauffman.
At the age of 19, a group of men kidnapped Sinatra at gunpoint in 1963 from a Lake Tahoe casino and held him captive until his father paid a $240,000 ransom.
The 72-year-old singer fell ill and canceled a performance in Daytona before being taken to the Halifax Health Medical Center, the Daytona Beach News-Journal reported.
“Frank Sinatra Jr has passed away”, the venue announced on its Facebook page.
[Photo by @AnthonyLeilani/Twitter]According to reports, Frank Sinatra Jr.’s family is asking for privacy during their time of mourning for their son, brother, uncle and father.
More details regarding this breaking news story will be published as they become available.
Sinatra Jr. also learned the music business by spending time with Duke Ellington.
He was scheduled to perform Thursday night in St. Petersburg, Florida, in a show featuring his father’s songbook.
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The elder Sinatra died of a heart attack May 14, 1998, at 82. He had other tour dates booked for May, September and October in the Midwest and East Coast.
