Frank Sinatra took being a cultural icon to a new level. He wasn’t the first idol, the Romantic poets of the 18th century lived for that “rock star” status, but he took it to a whole other level with the throngs of screaming girls – referred to as bobbysoxers – that would foreshadow the coming of the Beatles, the Michael Jacksons, and then the Justin Biebers that record executives try to assemble today.
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