Frank Sinatra nearly walked away from performing live at the age of 78 after he flubbed a song one particular evening — but then a man in the audience intervened.
The story — as told by comedianTom Dreesen, who toured with Sinatra — goes that Ol'Blue Eyes (born Dec. 12, 1915) in the twilight of his career had "hit and miss nights, but crowds loved him." However, one evening, Sinatra had a really tough time,Dreesen once told Kevin Nealon while being interviewed at theLaugh Factory in Los Angeles. "There's like 20,000 people in the arena, and I did my thing and it was a good audience,"Dreesen explained. "He went out and did three songs.
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