Singer Frank Sinatra Jr. dies at 72

Frank Sinatra Jr., the son of famed singer Frank Sinatra and a musician and conductor in his own right, died Wednesday. He was 72.

His sister, Nancy, broke the news on her Facebook page. "The Sinatra family mourn the untimely passing of their son, brother, father, uncle, Frank Sinatra Jr. of cardiac arrest while on tour in Daytona, Florida," she wrote. "Sleep warm, Frankie..." Born Jan. 10, 1944, Sinatra released his first album, Young Love for Sale, in 1965, and by the time he was 24 had performed in dozens of countries and 47 states. After spending years as a vocalist, his father asked him in 1988 to start working as his musical director and conductor.

In addition to being a singer and songwriter, Sinatra appeared on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, The Sopranos, and Family Guy. Sinatra was famously kidnapped from Harrah's Lake Tahoe on Dec. 8, 1963, and released two days later, after his father paid a $240,000 ransom.

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