Popyk's life a long parade

Bob Popyk went from high school musician to piano store owner to marketing strategist.

Now, the Auburn native is delving into the legend of Ol' Blue Eyes with his new book, “Frankly - Just Between Us: My Life Conducting Frank Sinatra's Music.”

Written with Syracuse native Vincent Falcone, who was Sinatra's piano player and band director during the late 1970s and 1980s, the book tells the behind-the-scenes story of working with Sinatra, who died in 1998.