For Dean Martin, family always came first. His friend, Sammy Davis Jr., wasn’t invited to John F. Kennedy’s 1961 inauguration and in response, the singer refused to go out of loyalty to the fellow Rat ...

With prematurely thinning hair and a gaunt appearance, Sammy Martin didn’t cut the classic figure of a big, burly football star. “When he was up here on a (recruiting) visit,” former LSU coach Mike ...

The Rat Pack is the nickname given to a group of entertainers most active between the mid-1950s and mid-1960s. Its most famous line-up featured Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter ...

Entertainer Tony Ocean loves to explain his name to others, and the showbiz connection. “This is my true legal name now for performing, of course, as an homage to the original 1960 film ‘Ocean’s 11’ ...

This is an act the Rat Pack—Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr.—had down to a T and it really shows. A fun slice of musical history. Completely un-PC which is a much welcome change of pace. It ...