the rat pack performed at the sands hotel and casino in vegas.
the rat pack performed at the sands hotel and casino in vegas.
where did the rat pack perform in vegas?
the sands hotel and casino
a number of notable albums were recorded in the copa room. among them are dean martin's "live at the sands - an evening of music, laughter and hard liquor", frank sinatra's "sinatra at the sands", and sammy davis, jr.'s "the sounds of '66" and "that's all!". "the rat pack: live at the sands", a cd released in 2001, features martin, sinatra and davis in a live performance at the hotel recorded in september 1963. "live at the sands" is an album featuring mary wilson, formerly of the supremes. morrissey's b-side track, "at amber" (1990), takes place at the sands hotel, and recounts its by-then aging and somewhat seedy atmosphere. much of the musical success of the copa room is credited to the room's band leader and musical conductor antonio morelli. morelli not only acted as the band leader and musical conductor for the copa room during the hotel's rat pack heyday in the 1950s and 1960s, but he also played that role on hundreds of recorded albums by those same entertainers who graced the stage of the copa. often the festivities would carry over after hours to morrelli's home in las vegas, nicknamed "the morelli house", which was eventually relocated and sanctioned an historical landmark by the state of nevada.
sands hotel and casino
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rat pack rat is a 2014 drama short film, written and directed by todd rohal. the film had its premiere at 2014 sundance film festival on january 17, 2014. it won the "jury award" at the festival.









































the film later screened at "2014 sxsw film festival" on march 8, 2014. it also marks the final motion picture performance of eddie rouse, who died on december 7, 2014 of liver failure.









































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a sammy davis, jr. impersonator, was hired by a rat pack fan's mother to perform on his birthday.









































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bullet::::- steve little as rat pack fan
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