Frank Sinatra Jr. dies at the age of 72

This is a real shocker.

Frank Sinatra Jr. died today of an apparent heart attack in Daytona Beach, Florida, where he was to perform.

He was 72.

He was the only son of the late music legend Frank Sinatra and his first wife, 98-year-old Nancy Barbato Sinatra.

His older sister is singer Nancy Sinatra and younger sister is producer and author Tina Sinatra.

Since I read books written by his sisters, I feel like I know a bit about the Sinatra son who sounded so much like his father as a singer and looked so much like him in later years.

He was his father’s musical director and conductor during the latter part of his career.

Famously, Sinatra was kidnapped from Lake Tahoe, California, at the age of 19 in December 1963, and was released after his father paid the ransom of $240,000.

His death was sudden and unexpected.

Below is a video of his dad speaking about his love for his namesake.