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Sammy and Dino Episode 6: The Rat Pack

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In the early 40s, both Dean and Sammy idolized Frank Sinatra. 20 years later, they became Sinatra’s cohorts in the Rat Pack, and, through Vegas gigs and increasingly disposable movies, the trio set a standard for grown men behaving badly that’s still influential today. In this episode, we’ll reveal what the Rat Pack’s Vegas shows were really like -- racist, homophobic, misogynist warts and all. We’ll also discuss the web of corruption linking these performers to the Mafia and the Kennedys, culminating in the death of an actress, and the death of the pretense that the Rat Pack racket was all innocent fun.

Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., and Peter Lawford in Ocean's 11 , 1960

SHOW NOTES:  

Sources for the entire season:

Dino by Nick Tosches

Jerry Lewis In Person by Jerry Lewis and Herb Gluck

In Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis Jr. by Will Haygood

Yes I Can: The Autobiography of Sammy Davis Jr. by Sammy Davis Jr., Burt Boyar and Jane Boyar

Sammy: An Autobiography by Sammy Davis Jr. and Jane and Burt Boyar

Rat Pack Confidential by Shawn Levy

His Way: The Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra by Kitty Kelley 

Deconstructing Sammy: Music, Money, Madness, and the Mob by Matt Birkbeck

Sinatra: The Voice by James Kaplan

Sinatra: The Chairman by James Kaplan

Memories are Made of This by Deana Martin

Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years by David Talbot

Making Movies Black by Thomas Cripps

My Song by Harry Belafonte

Mafia Spies: The Inside Story of the CIA, Gangsters, JFK, and Castro by Thomas Maier

My Lucky Stars by Shirley Maclaine

Sources specific to this episode:

Jule: The Story of Composer Jule Styne by Thomas Taylor

Dean Martin at the 1960 Sands Summit Closing Night

Frank Sinatra Joey Bishop & Peter Lawford at the 1960 Sands Summit

Dean Martin Sammy Davis Sinatra Bishop Sands 1960 Part 3

Ocean's 11 (1960) - Bravery Rhymes with Stupid Scene

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Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Frank Sinatra onstage, c. 1960s

Music:

The music used in this episode, with the exception of the intro, was sourced from royalty-free music libraries and licensed music collections. The intro includes a clip from the film Casablanca.  

Excerpts from the following songs were used throughout the episode: 

Everybody Loves Somebody - Dean Martin

Eee-O-Eleven - Sammy Davis Jr

Chai Belltini - Vermouth

Ranch Hand - Truck Stop

Gin Boheme - Vermouth

Entrance Shaft 11 - The Depot

Lowball - Vermouth

Flaked Paint - The Depot

Gibraltar - Unheard Music Concepts

Two Dollar Token - Warmbody

Laser Focus (Piano Improv) - TinyTiny Trio

Cab Ride - Pacha Faro

Guild Rat - El Baul

Alum Drum Solo - Azalai

JFK and Frank Sinatra, c. 1961

Credits:

This episode was written, narrated, and produced by Karina Longworth.

Our editor this season is Evan Viola. 

Research and production assistant: Lindsey D. Schoenholtz.

Social media assistant: Brendan Whalen.

Logo design: Teddy Blanks.


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