Monday, August 23, 2010

Dean Martin - Voice Your Choice

Dean Martin was born Dino Crocetti on June 7, 1917 in Steubenville, Ohio. He was very versatile as a singer, actor, comedian, and host of his own TV variety show from 1965 to 1974. He teamed up with comedian Jerry Lewis in Atlantic City in 1946 and was a member of the famed Rat Pack, along with Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop, and Peter Lawford.

His first big hit was That's Amoré, which went to the #2 spot on the chart in 1953. Between 1955 and 1969, he had thirty charted records on Billboard, including two Number One hits, which were both Gold Records as well.

This week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice features Dean Martin with two of his big hit songs for your votes:  Everybody Loves Somebody and Return To Me. Cast your vote for the song you would like to hear by coming to the Voice Your Choice page. The winning song will be played in the 3rd hour of next week's show.