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  Celebrity

  The Daily Beast

  Sammy Davis Jr. Broke Barriers—Sometimes at His Own Expense

  Nationaal ArchiefIn the mid-1960s, Sammy Davis Jr. ranked behind only Martin Luther King Jr. and Muhammad Ali as the most famous Black person in the world. Davis, however, was certainly the most welcome of the three in many white living rooms across the U.S.; a palatable, often upbeat presence for the white audiences whom he entertained for a living. But to remember him only for being the sole Black member of the Rat Pack, a pal of fellow crooners Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, ignores the compl

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  Entertainment

  Associated Press

  AP Was There: The first Grammy awards

  The music industry's Grammy Awards made its debut on May 4, 1959, 30 years after the Academy Awards handed out its first Oscar honoring the best in movies. The initial Grammy celebration was bicoastal, with events in Los Angeles and New York. Frank Sinatra and his Rat Pack buddies, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr., donned black tie for the festivities held in the Beverly Hilton's grand ballroom.

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  Entertainment

  Sun Journal

  New music and entertainment venue opening Saturday in downtown New Bern

  Baxter's 1892, a new music venue and bar in downtown New Bern, will hold its grand opening Saturday at 323 Pollock St.

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• Lifestyle

  The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va.

  Wakefield's cookie recipe nearing 90 years

  Jan. 26—Westerns — books or movies — were always one of my dad's favorites. He loved a good John Wayne western. I have to confess that I still love a good John Wayne western myself. "The Undefeated," "El Dorado," "Rio Bravo," and "Rooster Cogburn" are my all time favorites. For the most part, the plots are simple — the good guys against the bad guys. However, with John Wayne alongside talented ...

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  Entertainment

  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

  Milwaukee Repertory Theater's 'Dino!' a convincing, compassionate view of singer Martin

  Broadway veteran Tally Sessions creates a warm, affable Dean Martin, both vocally and as a character, in new Milwaukee Repertory Theater show.

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  Entertainment

  The State Journal-Register

  One man, 60 voices highlight 'An Evening with Frank Sinatra and Friends' at the Hoogland

  Las Vegas headliner's show pays tribute to 'Old Blues Eyes' and a cast of other famous performers using music, comedy and wit

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• Sports

  Daytona Beach News-Journal

  Listen Now! How the Rolex 24 is like 'The Cannonball Run,' Daytona 500, Kevin Harvick and more

  The Rolex 24 kicks off this Saturday at 1:40 p.m, sending racers on a day-long journey of looping a 3.56-mile track.

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• Entertainment

  Chicago Tribune

  Busy crooning almost every night, singer Tony Ocean may be the hardest working man in old-school showbiz

  Dean Martin’s real name was Dino Paul Crocetti and he was born in Steubenville, a city in eastern Ohio. Tony Ocean, whose real name is Maurizio Carrara, was born outside of Chicago. Dean Martin died on Christmas Day in 1995 but Tony Ocean, who was born a few days after Christmas in 1962, is going strong at 60 years old, performing many nights a week, keeping alive that vanishing entertainment ...

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  U.S.

  TCPalm | Treasure Coast Newspapers

  Warm-up energizes fishing for Treasure Coast anglers

  The new year warm-up has helped energize fishing on the Treasure Coast. Pompano, Spanish mackerel, catch & release snook and more are biting

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  U.S.

  Florida Today

  Pompano, black drum biting for Space Coast anglers

  Black drum & pompano are in the mix for Space Coast anglers

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