Frank Sinatra Jr, who followed in his famous father's footsteps to forge a career in music, has died of a heart attack while on tour in the US.
In a statement, his sister Nancy said: "The Sinatra family mourn the untimely passing of their son, brother, father, uncle Frank Sinatra Jr of cardiac arrest while on tour in Dayton, Florida."
The 72-year-old had travelled there to perform his Sinatra Sings Sinatra show, where he did renditions of his father's greatest hits.
Sinatra Jr was famously kidnapped at gunpoint as a teenager, by young men who were demanding a ransom of $240,000 (£168,000).
Two days later, he was released unharmed after the money was paid - and the criminals behind the kidnap plot were later jailed.
In the years before his father's death in 1998, Sinatra Jr served as the iconic singer's musical director and conductor.
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