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Here are two beautiful thanksgiving TV specials that Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin made in their days but stand as a gift for all present and future generations.

Fans of Dean Martin probably have dozens of the laid-back singer's songs on CDs, but Mark Adams, who portrays Martin in "That's Amore: Dean Martin and Friends," was not one of them.

Can you blame him? "I heard a joke the other day. They said [former Governor Janet] Napolitano and the Legislature drove the budget off into the ditch, and the next governor drove the tow truck into the same ditch," Martin told Lawrence.

Mark Adams will perform the songs of the late Dean Martin at Symphony Hall in Springfield on Friday.

Filmmaker Roland Emmerich proves himself a master of visual effects planning, utilizing the skills of Hollywood's computer graphics experts to destroy cities and landmarks across the globe in modern day disaster movie "2012." On the other hand, smiles emerge when Emmerich asks actor John Cusack to imitate the Shelley-Winters-underwater-rescue scene ...

Nov. 18, 2009 Rat Pack Back at Keith Albee November 30 Special to Huntingtonnews.net 'Baby, it's cold outside', so warm up this Holiday season with the jolly RAT PACK IS BACK! Here for the Holidays .

When audience members walk into the lobby of the Paramount Theatre to see "Drinkin' Singin' Swingin' - a Salute to Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr.

THAT'S some more, eh? Well, what's it to be next year? More Dean Martin at Valvona & Crolla at the Fringe.

Rat Pack Fans Will Fall in Love With Mark Adams' Unforgettable Rendition of "That's Amore" - " Dean Martin & Friends Christma By Mel Fabrikant Tuesday, November 10 2009, 05:42 PM EST Direct from London's West End and the long running "Rat Pack" musical, this brand new production, based on Dean Martin's hugely successful TV show of the 1960's sees ...

WHEN it came to naming the family dog, Mark Adams's four children immediately knew what to call him - Deano.

For a mild-mannered man whose music was always easy on the ear, Nat King Cole managed to be a figure of considerable controversy during his 30 years as a professional musician.

According to Player Magazine, "They were style with substance, swing with swagger, a non-stop party that everyone wanted access to." So, if you weren't around for the genuine articles , then the next best thing just might be the rousing stage show "The Rat Pack Is Back" as presented by Famous Artists Broadway Theater Series.

Enjoying great success in music, film, television, and the stage, Dean Martin was less an entertainer than an icon, the eternal essence of cool.

Italian to be a crooner-- Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, and Andy Williams stood outside the gates of Romulus--but Italian-American singers of sentimental songs certainly were, as the statisticians say, "overrepresented" on the musical charts during the 1940s and '50s. This month, one of their gifted number, Al Martino, died at age 82.

The 54th Annual Thalians Ball honors film, stage, and TV star Mickey Rooney and the USO Shows supporting America's Armed Forces around the world.

It nagged me all night, so I looked it up. It's definitely Dino. Nobody else sounds that smooooth.

Back by popular demand, nationally acclaimed vocalist Bryan Clark will present a musical tribute to Sammy Davis Jr.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009 10:13 p.m. Vote 0 Votes There are few contemporary musicians who can take a style from the past and make it "cool" again.

The Rat Pack Is Back Part of the Broadway Series Thursday-Friday, October 22-23, 7:30 p.m. The Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry St., Macon, Ga.

Billy Dean received a basketball scholarship to attend East Central Junior College in Decatur, MS, where he majored in physical education, but instead of wearing a whistle around his neck, he opted for a guitar strap.