[4] Frank Sinatra contacted Ray in the spring of 1937 while he was working in the NBC house orchestra, asked whether they were related, and mentioned that he wanted to become a singer.

[7] Ray Sinatra conducted popular music competently, although he tended to use over-elaborate arrangements, and his orchestra sometimes sounded more like a big band.

[9] He worked well with Mario Lanza in two recording sessions at Republic Studios in Hollywood, including a famous version of Granada.

[8] Ray Sinatra conducted Mario Lanza's 1950 Be My Love, the singer's first single to sell a million copies.

[10] In 1954, Sinatra led the orchestra for the Ziegfeld Follies at Sands Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, with choreographer Bob Gilbert.