Vocal Jazz: Dean Martin
Dean Martin: Vocal Jazz
- In the 1960s, Dean Martin was a member of the ‘Rat Pack,’
- They performed together in films and on stage.
- he sung "Jingle Bells", "Everybody loves somebody", and "Walking in a Winter Wonderland"
Dean Martin: Vocal Jazz
- Dean Martin was discovered by a vocal jazz band leader
- He sang with Frank Sinatra
- Dean Martin was in a jazz band
Dean Martin: Early life
Dean Martin: Fun facts
- He was born June 7th,1917
- He was born in , Steubenville, OH
- His parents were Gaetano Crocetti and Angela Crocetti
- He was once an amateur boxer.
- Dean Martin changed his name twice
- He only read one book in his entire life, the book he read was Black Beauty.
- He got $34 million for not rehearsing
- He called the police on his wife's party
The orgin of Vocal jazz
Dean Martin: Death
Dean Martin: Education
- Dean Martin was a heavy smoker
- He was diagnosed with lung cancer
- Dean Matin passed away of acute respiratory failure resulting from emphysema
- He passed away on December 25th, 1995
- He went to Grant Elementary School
- His highschool was Steubenville High School
- Dean Martin dropped out of school when he was in 10th grade
- Vocal Jazz was mainly singing
- Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith was a big part of vocal jazz, just like Dean Martin
- Louis Armstrong and Adelaide Hall made a pillar of off vocal jazz called scat singing
- Vocal Jazz was very popular during the 1950s and 1960s
Dean Martin: Career
Dean Martin: Later career (continued)
- Dean Martin started his career at age 17
- Martin's first job was singing at Ohio Nightclubs
- A bandleader hired Dean Martin as the bands featured vocalist
- Frank Sinatra suprised Jerry lewis by brining Dean Martin on stage
- Later, a tour with Davis and Sinatra in 1988 sputtered
- His last performances were at Bally's Hotel in 1990
Dean Martin: Later Career
- For almost a decade Dean Martin recorded four albums
- His last recording was for the Warner Brothers
- 1972 he was in film drama "Mr Rico" his last starring role
- He made a public reunion with Jerry Lewis
By: Julia Delaney