'Songs for Swingin' Lovers'

What do Frank Sinatra, Bob Marley, The Doors, Janis Joplin and others have in common?

They're all overrated in my book.

Not that they're bad. Sinatra is a fine singer. On the other hand, Stevie Ray Vaughn was a shitty singer, but at the very least he wrote songs and he was an extremely good guitar player.

Sinatra didn't write songs, play an instrument or do anything other than go on stage and sing standards. He doesn't have extraordinary vocal range.

There's something to be said about style. There is a reason he's more popular than the rest of the Rat Pack or singers of his ilk. He was extremely good looking, ventured into acting and basically rode a wave of cool all the way to the bank.