Singer and Rat Packer Dean Martin was born on this day in 1917. For years he had a weekly variety show that was the highlight of my week. "Memories Are Made Of This" was written by Terry Gilkyson, Richard Dehr, and Frank Miller in 1955. Dean’s recording included background vocals by The Easy Riders, i.e. Gilkyson, Dehr and Miller. It spent five weeks at #1 on Billboard‘s Top 100 (the precursor of the Hot 100), while spending six weeks at the top of the "Most Played By Jockeys" chart, five weeks at the top of the "Best Sellers In Stores," and four weeks atop the "Most Jukebox Plays" chart.
I have Dean Martin’s whole variety stuff on DVD.
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That’s great! Those were fantastic shows.
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always liked Dean- a local boy who did well!
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You’re in Steubenville?
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Grew up about 15 minutes from Steubenville- now live a half hour away
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He is such a great singer and sounded so laid back.
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He had a real talent, that laid-back sound to his music, which was the way he always seemed. He had so much talent as a singer, actor, comic, dancer–an entertainer in every sense of the word. His shows were minor masterpieces: the best talent, the best music, sets, props, you name it.
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One of my faves. Takes me back to when I was a kid.
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I used to watch his show every week. Whoever put it together, with the costumes, the dance routines, the music… he was a true showman.
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I rarely missed Dean’s weekly show. He was a big favorite of mine.
Arlee Bird
Tossing It Out
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We’ll never see the likes of it again. The variety shows in general were fantastic entertainment, and Dean’s was the best of all of them.
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I’ve always liked Dean Martin. He had a unique style and stuck to it.
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He was always himself, whether singing, acting, dancing, or being funny. He could sing a country song, sing with The Mills Brothers, dance with the Treniers, and joke around with Sammy Davis and Frank Sinatra. Simply remarkable.
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There will never be another. He was one of a kind.
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Bless he’s so laid back he sounds half cut 💜💜
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He usually was. He was an amazing entertainer…
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Yes indeed 💜
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