A Mob Enforcer HIT Sammy Davis Jr. on Stage—Dean Martin Shut Him Down

Dean Martin Stories

March 8, 1964. The Sands Hotel, Las Vegas. Dean Martin was in his dressing room when he heard something every performer recognizes instantly—three thousand people gasping at once. Then he heard Sammy Davis Jr.’s voice. Shaken. Afraid. Then another voice cut through the room. Louder. Angrier. Drunk