Dean Martin

Greg DePalma, Pal Of Sinatra and Willie Mays, Dies In Prison

Jerry Capeci | Posted 11.30.2009 | New York

Read More: Martin Geduldig, Dean Martin, Junior Gotti, Leroy Neiman, Liza Minnelli, Carlo Gambino, Paul Castellano, Big Jack Falcone, Westchster Premiere Theatre, Frank Sinatra, Joquin Garcia, New York Mafia, New York Mob, New York News
Jerry Capeci

Gregory DePalma, a colorful, self-assured wiseguy, has died a lonely death behind bars. His biggest claim to Mafia fame was his presence in a snapshot with Big Paul, Carlo Gambino and Frank Sinatra.

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Jack Jones At The Algonquin: The Younger Elder Statesman Of Song

Tony Sachs | Posted 11.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Sands Hotel, Mike Rienzi, Sting, Las Vegas, Steve Perry, New York City, The Beatles, Dean Martin, Jack E. Leonard, Cy Coleman, Ringo Starr, Oak Room, Frank Sinatra, Jack Jones, The Love Boat, Alan & Marilyn Bergman, George Gershwin, Algonquin Hotel, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

In the '90s, Jones finally embraced his younger-elder statesman status, turning, for the most part (although not completely), away from Sting and Steve Perry back to Gershwin, Cy Coleman and the like.

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Dog Ears Music: Volume Eighty-Four

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 09.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Dean Martin, mp3s, Electric Six, Chad Lawson, Phil Ramone, Don Gibson, Danielle Evin, Music, The Parlor Mob, Dog Ears, Vangelis, Entertainment News
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week's column features The Parlor Mob, Dean Martin, Electric Six, Don Gibson, Vangelis and Chad Lawson.

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Red Carpet Barbecue: Joan Rivers and a Gaggle of Celebs Spawn the Roast of All Roasts

Greg Archer | Posted 09.07.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Jackie Collins, Dean Martin, Joan-Rivers-Comedy-Central-Roast, Melissa Rivers, Kathy Griffin, Comedy-Central-Roast-Larry-the-Cable-Guy, Comedy Central, Joan Rivers Celebrity Apprentice, Joan Rivers, Red Carpet, Tvland, Brad Garrett, Carl Reiner, Comedy News
Greg Archer

The red carpet was actually snow white, making the color scheme the only thing "clean" at the taping of the Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers.

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On His Birthday, Taking The Measure Of Brando

John Farr | Posted 05.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: James Mason, Martin Sheen, Bernardo Bertolucci, Eva Marie Saint, Al Pacino, Mario Puzo, Joshua Logan, Julius Caesar, Tennessee Williams, Montgomery Clift, Lee J. Cobb, Method Acting, Francis Ford Coppola, Stella Adler, Dean Martin, The Godfather, Red Buttons, Apocalypse Now, The Method, Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, A Streetcar Named Desire, Shakespeare, On the Waterfront, Last Tango in Paris, Elia Kazan, James Michener, Entertainment News
John Farr

Brando's filmography provides sufficient proof that the actor's own demons helped stall a career that in its hey-day (the mid-late fifties) seemed limitless in potential.

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Humbug -- I Wish

Wendy Block | Posted 01.22.2009 | Style

Read More: Dean Martin, Holidays, Gm, College, Suffering, Children, It's a Wonderful Life, Christmas, Reality, Nyu, Buddhism, Parties, Los Angeles, 2009, Spiritual Practice, New York, Happiness, Holiday Season Commentary, Style News
Wendy Block

This year, my normally fruitless efforts to find good fruitcake finally paid off with a sturdy confection whose cherry/pecan/cake ratio is nearly perfect.

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The (Lounge) Lizard King: Happy Birthday, Buddy Greco

Tony Sachs | Posted 09.14.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Herman's Hermits, Siegfried & Roy, Rat Pack, Stan Getz, The Lady Is a Tramp, Buddy Greco, Peggy Lee, Las Vegas, Dean Martin, Beatles, Michael Buble, Pop Music, Palm Springs, Jazz, Show Business, Cy Coleman, Duke Ellington, Elton John, Frank Sinatra, Standards, Hank Williams, Great American Songbook, Marvin Gaye, Charo, Lennon-Mccartney, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

Buddy Greco's been counted out more times than a punch-drunk boxer, and he bounces back every time. And even in 2008, he's still one of the best jazz pianists around, and a hell of a singer, too.

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