Frank Sinatra
known as The Voice
Biography
Described as quite the “rage” and as making Iris and her companions swoon. Iris recalls that every girl in school loved him.
Stories mentioning Frank
- Jitterbug Nights at the RecIris recalls loving dances at the “Rec” center at Moline High. Frank Sinatra, known as “The Voice,” made her and her companions swoon. Their favorite dance was the Jitterbug, and Iris describes dancing as her passion.
- Gathered Around the Radio: Music and Wartime NewsIris recalls the constantly playing radio and the Moline Daily Dispatch as the family's main news sources, including news that might affect Uncle Lloyd in New Guinea. The family mourned President Roosevelt around the radio, but also enjoyed singing and dancing to popular songs and big bands. She recounts Bill's description of overseas propaganda broadcasts mixing favorite music with frightening, specific military information; she attributes that information to spies within the U.S. government. She remembers divided reactions to the August 6, 1945 bombing of Hiroshima, her father's approval, and Harry Truman's presidency.
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