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A celebration of a great entertainer

Everybody loves Dean Martin, actor, singer, Rat Packer, what's not to like, what a life.

The King of the Road, Dean's success is even more incredible when you consider what he had to go through to achieve worldwide success - it did not come easy or quickly for the man born as Dino Crocetti. After a brutally challenging upbringing, Dean didn't have the luxury of just being able to break into show business; he had to provide for his family in whatever way he could - he boxed for money, he sold lottery tickets, he worked as an illegal card dealer and croupier in unlicensed gambling joints and while all this was going on, he jumped up at nightclubs whenever he could to sing with bands and eventually joining a touring band when he was 21. Leo Green shows us that once people heard 'Dino', there was no stopping him - MCA signed him up, he was given his own Radio Show, and soon everyone in show business was knocking on his door.

1 hour, 57 minutes

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Boxing Day 2016 20:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Dean Martin

    Ain't That A Kick In The Head

    • The Very Best Of Dean Martin.
    • EMI Records Limited.
    • 8.

  • Dean Martin

    Everybody Loves Somebody

    • Everybody Loves Somebody.
    • Warner Music UK Limited.
    • 1.

  • Dean Martin

    Until The Real Thing Comes Along

    • Pennies From Heaven: Capitol's Great Gentlemen Of Song Vol 2.
    • EMI Records Limited.
    • 3.

  • Dean Martin

    Dream

    • Sleep Warm.

  • Dean Martin

    hey Good Lookin

    • Country Style.

  • Dean Martin And Helen O'Connell

    How D'Ya Like Your Eggs In The Morning?

    • Just The Two Of Us.
    • 3.

  • Dean Martin

    Way Down Yonder In New Orleans

    • Swingin' Down Yonder.
    • Proper Records Ltd.
    • 8.

  • Dean Martin

    Gentle On My Mind

    • The Best Of Dean Martin.
    • Universal Music (UK) Limited.
    • 2.

  • Dean Martin

    Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blue)

    • The Best Of Dean Martin CD2.
    • EMI Records Limited.
    • 1.

  • Dean Martin

    It's Easy To Remember

    • This Time I'm Swingin' / Pretty Baby.
    • 23.

  • The Rat Pack

    Birth Of The Blues

    • Rat Pack Fun.

  • Dean Martin

    Send Me Some Lovin

  • Dean Martin

    I Walk The Line

    • Somewhere There's A Someone.

  • Dean Martin

    Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

    • The Best Christmas.. Ever! CD2.
    • EMI Records Limited.
    • 2.

  • Dean Martin

    You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You

    • When You're Smiling.
    • MFP.

  • Dean Martin With Peggy Lee

    You Was

    • Dino.
    • 18.

  • Dean Martin

    That's Amore

    • Sway.
    • EMI Records Limited.
    • 2.

  • Dean Martin

    Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head

    • Dean Martin: The Gold Collection CD1.
    • 11.

  • Dean Martin

    Dream A Little Dream Of Me

    • Feeling Warm.

  • Nancy Sinatra & Dean Martin

    Things

  • Dean Martin

    On An Evening In Roma

    • The Best Of Dean Martin CD3.
    • 15.

  • Dean Martin

    Parody: When You're Smiling & The Lady Is A Tramp

    • Live In Chicago.

  • Dean Martin

    Memories Are Made Of This

    • Memories Are Made Of Hits.
    • EMI Records Limited.
    • 1.

  • Dean Martin

    You Belong To Me

    • The Capitol Years CD1.
    • Proper Records Ltd.
    • 11.

  • Dean Martin

    Sway

    • Sway.
    • EMI Records Limited.
    • 1.

  • Dean Martin

    The Glory of Love

    • That's Amore.

  • Dean Martin

    Singing The Blues

  • Dean Martin

    Raining Iin My Heart

    • That's Amore.

  • Dean Martin

    I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm

    • The Very Best Of Dean Martin.
    • EMI Records Limited.
    • 4.

Broadcast

  • Boxing Day 2016 20:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2