THE RAT PACK (PT 3) AND NOW, THE END IS NEAR

1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast

English - July 20, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - ★★★★★ - 1.5K ratings
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In "The Rat Pack", Part 3, the conclusion of the story of the group of entertainers that held Las Vegas in their sway in the 50's and 60's- Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop. Subjects: Frank, Peter, and JFK~ Frank's bitter treatment of Peter after JFK cancels trip to Frank's Palm Springs home~Marilyn's birthday song to JFK~ Frank and politics~ Sam Giancana, Frank's hero~The Villa Venice!~Dismas House Charity Events (public domain performance material)~ Frank gets punched by Carl Cohen after tearing up the Sands~PaulAnka writes My Way for Frank and Paul Book "Sinatra, His Molls & Me" by Paul Anka gets referred~Dean Martin does well with TV and celebrity roasts~Dean becomes Godfather to Brian Wilson~Sammy scores with "Candy Man"- a song he hates~Vegas dims its lights as each star fades
Sources: Anka, Paul. Sinatra, His Molls, and Me
Puza, Mario. Inside Las Vegas NY Grosset & Dunlap 1977
Levy, Shawn. Rat Pack Confidential, Broadway Books, NY
Recollections from a telephone interview with SeanLevy in 2017
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Sources: Anka, Paul. Sinatra, His Molls, and Me

Puza, Mario. Inside Las Vegas NY Grosset & Dunlap 1977

Levy, Shawn. Rat Pack Confidential, Broadway Books, NY

Recollections from a telephone interview with SeanLevy in 2017

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1001 Stories From The Old West at Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0c2fc0cGwJBcPfyC8NWNTw

1001 Radio Crime Solvers at Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/show/0UAUS12lnS2063PWK9CZ37

1001's Best of Jack London at Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2HzkpdKeWJgUU9rbx3NqgF

1001 Radio Days at Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/5jyc4nVoe00xoOxrhyAa8H

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales at Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6rzDb5uFdOhfw5X6P5lkWn

1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries at Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6rO7HELtRcGfV48UeP8aFQ

1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories & The Best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle at Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4dIgYvBwZVTN5ewF0JPaTK

1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5P4hV28LgpG89dRNMfSDKJ

1001 Stories for the Road on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6FhlsxYFTGNPiSMYxM9O9K

1001 Greatest Love Stories on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/5sUUFDVTatnGt7FiNQvSHe

1001 History's Best Storytellers: (INTERVIEWS) on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3QyZ1u4f9OLb9O32KX6Ghr

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