Dean Martin News

Jerry Armstrong will be performing at the Hoof & Fin Roadhouse, 3501 Channahon Rd.

Unseen since its original broadcast on Oct. 13, 1959, this TV adaptation of "The Jazz Singer" captures Newark native Jerry Lewis at a career precipice - a young artist exploding with talent and ambition, but with much to prove.

Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr and Frank Sinatra played by actors Mark Adams, George Long and Stephen Triffitt took time out from performances of The Rat Pack to enjoy a drink.

It felt as if we were transported back in time to vintage Las Vegas when Bob Newhart and the daughter of Dean Martin performed live to over 4,500 distinguished guests at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on Tuesday night.

A Day in the Life: Just like the real thing: Part-time Naples resident can croon like the best of them John Tarangelo, also known by his stage name "Johnny T," has been performing as a tribute singer since he moved to Naples in 1994.

In the 1950s, after he broke up with long-time partner Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis made a string of very successful comedies built around his, shall we say, "distinct" comic persona. Jerry's schtick was a mixture of elaborate, agile physical business combined with an aggressive use of facial and vocal tics, which at their mildest were kind of goofy and at their most extreme somewhat alarming.