The appearance of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis, Jr. at the Villa Venice nightclub outside Chicago during the week after Thanksgiving, 1962, was both a historic and notorious event. It was notorious because the performers reportedly appeared for a nominal fee at the behest of a Mafia kingpin. It was historic for the obvious reason: the triple bill brought together the primary members of the Sinatra Ratpack in one of their few recorded encounters. On this second volume, they perform together, trading ...
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The appearance of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis, Jr. at the Villa Venice nightclub outside Chicago during the week after Thanksgiving, 1962, was both a historic and notorious event. It was notorious because the performers reportedly appeared for a nominal fee at the behest of a Mafia kingpin. It was historic for the obvious reason: the triple bill brought together the primary members of the Sinatra Ratpack in one of their few recorded encounters. On this second volume, they perform together, trading impersonations, songs (with severely altered lyrics), and jokes. Certainly, this is not the place to hear definitive versions of these songs. But it is a hilarious show and a great example of nightclub entertaining. ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi
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