Frank Sinatra 50th birthday, prompted "Billboard" to proclaim that he may have reached the "peak of his eminence". In June 1965, Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Dean Martin played live in St. Louis to benefit Dismas House, a prisoner rehabilitation and training center with nationwide programs that in particular helped serve African Americans. The Rat Pack concert, called The Frank Sinatra Spectacular, was broadcast live via satellite to numerous movie theaters across America. The album "September of My Years" was released September 1965, and went on to win the Grammy Award for best album of the year. Granata considers the album to
Sammy Davis Jr. Davis' daughter Tracey Davis also revealed in her 2014 book "Sammy Davis Jr.: A Personal History With My Father" that this marriage also resulted in President Kennedy refusing to allow Davis to perform at his Inauguration. This snub by President Kennedy was also backed by Director Sam Pollard, who revealed in his 2017 American Masters documentary "Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me" that Davis' invitation to perform at his inauguration was abruptly canceled on the night of his inaugural party. Davis and Britt had one daughter, Tracey, and adopted two sons. Davis performed almost continuously and spent little time