[nickcarraway]

[mylife]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZP7LaiMEGQ

[Mean Daddy]

His roasts were legendary and prolly couldn’t be done today.

[McGavin999]

He was one of my favorites.

[JonPreston]

I’ll definitely watch this. I loved him.

[Vision]

Dean did not create the Rat Pack and anyone who uses the word “bromance” should have an anvil fall on their head.

[Gay State Conservative]

This looks like it's worth watching.

[Beowulf9]

My mother adored him and hated Lewis. I always found jerry Lewis came off as narcissistic and mean. My mother always used to say he wasn’t the drinker he portrayed himself to be it was an act. That he could not possibly do the career he had if he were.

She was right.

[MayflowerMadam]

IMO, he was the best singer of that era - much better than Sinatra. Smooth voice.

[windcliff]

ping

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

My favorite singer from that era. I like Sinatra’s music, but never cared for him as a person. Martin always seemed to be having a good time —you can even hear it in his voice just listening to recordings — and his easy-going manner welcomed audiences to join him.

[Lurker]

One of the top five coolest men who ever lived.

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[ChildOfThe60s]

The Matt Helm movies were a hoot and a great fit for Martin.

He always came across as a class act.

[TianaHighrider]

Bookmark

[Dr. Scarpetta]

Thanks. Just set my TiVo.

[Old Grumpy]

I will definitely watch the show. I always liked Dean Martin.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

Love, love, love Dean Martin. Great, great, great entertainer and the coolest voice of the era. To my dad, he was “Dino”. I will be watching.

[Varsity Flight]

Martin special: Singing: Blue Moon. Very special

“Blue moon you see me standing here alone....

[x]

The drinker image seemed to go with his voice. I mean he wasn't sharply and crisply enunciating everything. More like the opposite.

Also his stage and screen personality had to do with who he was playing opposite. I don't think he did the drunk bit in his films with Jerry Lewis, but later it gave him a way of distinguishing himself from Sinatra and the rest of the Rat Pack. Sinatra had to be top dog, and Dean and the others had to work around that and find a way to fit in and to stand out.

[higgmeister]

Sway - Dean Martin

I love this performance, but once I understood him to say, "other dancers may pee on the floor", I always think of that, but I still always listen to his fantastic talent.   Yes, I've always thought he was better than ol Blue Eyes.

[WinMod70]

Thanks for the post. This is a great distraction from the sad state of affairs we find ourselves in today. I have spent hours watching old clips and complete shows of Martin, Rickles and Carson over the past couple of years. An era when comedy was actually funny.