Frank Sinatra Jr.

Frank Sinatra Jr. sings the national anthem before a 2015 game between the Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates in Los Angeles.

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March 16, 2016 6:41 PM PT

Frank Sinatra Jr., son of the legendary singer and Nancy Barbato Sinatra who carried on his famous father’s legacy with his own music career, died Wednesday at 72.

Frank Sinatra Jr. with hs father and mother, Nancy Barbato Sinatra, at the Cocoanut Grove in March 1967.

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Frank Sinatra Jr., with siblings Nancy, left, and Tina, unveils a 10-ft. image of a commemorative postal stamp honoring their father at a 2007 ceremony in Beverly Hills commemorating the elder Sinatra’s 92nd birthday.

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Frank Sinatra Jr. on stage to perform at the15th Annual Ella Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in 2006.

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Frank Sinatra Jr. with his sister Nancy as she receives a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006.

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Frank Sinatra Jr. right, with his sister Nancy and conductor John Mauceri at the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 2005.

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