The Rat Pack - 1962-08-25 - Atlantic City, NJ (SBD)

The Rat Pack

Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr.

1962-08-25

500 Club

Atlantic City, NJ

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

Dean Martin:

01. Introduction

02. I'm Gonna Sit Right Now And Write Myself A Letter

03. Volare > On An Evening In Roma

Frank Sinatra:

01. Goody Goody

02. At Long Last Love

03. I Get A Kick Out Of You

Sammy Davis, Jr.:

01. The Lady Is A Tramp

The Rat Pack:

01. Medley (8 s0ngs)

02. The Birth Of The Blues

Oh, Yeah, We Got A Lot More

The Rat Pack - 1962-08-25 - Atlantic City, NJ (SBD)

In the early 1960s, Atlantic City, once a bustling resort destination, was in economic decline as tourists took advantage of cheap airfares to visit other destinations such as Miami Beach and Las Vegas. Some clubs in Atlantic City, however, continued to draw crowds, in large part due to their connections with famous celebrities and illegal gambling. Once such venue was the 500 Club, owned by Paul "skinny” D'Amato, a good friend of both Frank Sinatra and the Mafia. The club’s front room had a 1000 seat concert hall while its backroom housed a casino. Allegedly, many of the stars who performed on stage in the front room finished the night gambling in the back. For more on the 500 Club, go here and here. In any event, Sinatra, because of his connection to D’Amato, performed at the 500 Club on numerous occasions, including August 25, 1962, 51 years ago this very day. That night Frank was joined by Rat Pack buddies, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. Download this soundboard recording to listen to a piece of history.