Ricci Martin
Ricci Martin | |
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Born | (1953-09-20)September 20, 1953 Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
Died | August 3, 2016(2016-08-03) (aged 62) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Musician, singer |
Years active | 1977–2016 |
Ricci James Martin[1] (born Ricci Crocetti, September 20, 1953 – August 3, 2016) was an American musician and singer. He was one of Dean Martin's sons.[2] He established a band called The Pack. In 1977, he released the album Beached in collaboration with The Beach Boys member Carl Wilson and toured in the United States and Canada as the band's opening act. Wilson later became Ricci's brother-in-law when he married Ricci's sister, Gina Martin.[3]
He moved to Utah in 1990 and later joined the trio Ricci, Desi & Billy; it was a latter-day version of Dino, Desi & Billy. The act had previously included his brother Dean Paul Martin, who died in a plane crash in 1987.[4] In 2002, Martin published That's Amore: A Son Remembers, reflecting on his relationship with his father Dean Martin.[5]
For almost ten years of his musical career, he was a performer in the show His Son Remembers: Dean Martin’s Music and More, a tribute show to his father.[6]
Ricci James Martin was the son of singer Dean Martin and his second wife Jeanne Biegger and the sixth of his father's eight children. Ricci Martin was married and had three daughters: Pepper, Montana and Rio.[3] He died on August 3, 2016, at age 62, of an undisclosed cause.[7] His mother died three weeks later, on August 24, 2016, in Beverly Hills, California.[8]
In 2022, Ricci's daughter Pepper came in third place on the first season of reality television series Claim to Fame.[9]
Bibliography
- Martin, Ricci; Smith, Christopher (2002). That's Amore: A Son Remembers Dean Martin. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-58979-140-4.
References
- ^ "Ricci James Martin". Legacy.com. August 21, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ^ "Ricci Martin, Musician and Son of Dean Martin, Dies at 62". Variety. August 6, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
- ^ a b "Ricci Martin, Musician Son of Dean Martin, Dies at 62". The Hollywood Reporter. August 6, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
- ^ Lincoln, Ross A. (August 6, 2016). "Ricci Martin Dies: Entertainer & Youngest Son Of Dean Martin Was 62". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
- ^ Martin & Smith 2002, pp. vii–x.
- ^ Wadley, Carma (June 15, 2007). "Mr. Cool — Dean Martin is remembered by his son Ricci". Deseret News. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
- ^ T. H. R. Staff (2016-08-06). "Ricci Martin, Musician Son of Dean Martin, Dies at 62". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ "Jeanne Martin, Model and Ex-Wife of Dean Martin, Dies at 89". The Hollywood Reporter. August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
- ^ Dehnart, Andy (6 September 2022). "Who won Claim to Fame? Its winner—and us, as it was a great summer show". reality blurred. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
External links
- Ricci Martin at IMDb
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- Discography
- Dean Martin Sings (Dean Martin's first studio album)
- Swingin' Down Yonder
- Pretty Baby
- Sleep Warm
- A Winter Romance
- This Time I'm Swingin'!
- Dino: Italian Love Songs
- French Style
- Cha Cha de Amor
- Dino Latino
- Dean "Tex" Martin: Country Style
- Dean "Tex" Martin Rides Again
- Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre (a set of 4 albums, including 3 albums with Dean)
- Robin and the 7 Hoods
- Dream with Dean
- The Door Is Still Open to My Heart
- Dean Martin Hits Again
- (Remember Me) I'm the One Who Loves You
- Houston
- Somewhere There's a Someone
- Dean Martin Sings Songs from The Silencers
- The Hit Sound of Dean Martin
- The Dean Martin Christmas Album
- The Dean Martin TV Show
- Happiness Is Dean Martin
- Welcome to My World
- Gentle on My Mind
- I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am
- My Woman, My Woman, My Wife
- For the Good Times
- Dino
- Sittin' on Top of the World
- You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
- Once in a While
- The Nashville Sessions (Martin's final recording sessions)
- Dino: The Essential Dean Martin
- Live from Las Vegas
- Forever Cool
- Everybody Loves Somebody
- Hey, Brother, Pour the Wine
- The Best of Dean Martin
- "A Million and One"
- "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?"
- "Arrivederci Roma"
- "Angel Baby"
- "Baby, It's Cold Outside"
- "Come Running Back"
- "Detroit City"
- "Everybody Loves Somebody"
- "Gentle on My Mind"
- "Houston"
- "I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am"
- "I Will"
- "If"
- "In the Chapel in the Moonlight"
- "In the Misty Moonlight"
- "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face"
- "Innamorata"
- "June in January"
- "Just in Time"
- "King of the Road"
- "Lay Some Happiness on Me"
- "Let Me Go, Lover!"
- "Little Ole Wine Drinker, Me"
- "Mambo Italiano"
- "Memories Are Made of This"
- "Nobody's Baby Again"
- "On an Evening in Roma"
- "(Open Up the Door) Let the Good Times In"
- "Powder Your Face with Sunshine (Smile, Smile, Smile)"
- "(Remember Me) I'm the One Who Loves You"
- "Return to Me"
- "Send Me the Pillow You Dream On"
- "She's a Little Bit Country"
- "Somewhere There's a Someone"
- "Standing on the Corner"
- "Sway"
- "That's Amore"
- "The Door Is Still Open to My Heart"
- "The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane"
- "Under the Bridges of Paris"
- "Volare"
- "You Belong to Me"
- "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You"
- "You've Still Got a Place in My Heart"
- "Young and Foolish"
- "Not Enough Indians"
- "Gentle on My Mind"
- Martin and Lewis
- Rat Pack
- Deana Martin (daughter)
- Dean Paul Martin (son)
- Ricci Martin (son)
- The Rat Pack (1998 film)
- Martin and Lewis (2002 film)
- The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis