June 20, 1965: Rat Pack Concert at Kiel Opera House

[tubesoxabc]

the rat pack is "my kind of" group! love them. there is a band in L.A. that would make Frankie and the gang smile. they are some swanky cool swingsters. ck them out.

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[shawthingfilms]

hahaha. Dean popping his head around the corner with a drink as usual.

[illpalo]

Funny how the audience would just sit down the whole show all proper.

[jazzy123461]

what's called the last song when they are gone?

[Weetbix05]

i live in kiel. can't belive the great rat pack performed here once...

[drsyn]

Those cats can swing baby, ring-a-ding-ding.

[tubesoxabc]

bravo!!!!!!! hey, the rat pack lives on. ck out this L.A. band i just saw that has the rat pack bachelor vibe.

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[JimMLINY]

Great stuff!!!!

[etbella3]

Leave it to the Rat Pack to donate their time and talents to The Convicts. The least of these and Dean Martin is a Catholic.

[paramedicEmergency51]

I love the part where Dean, Sammy and that women were bouncing up and down

[Relda999]

wish i could have been there!

[bmxpeter8]

wow... tallent! You dont see that now a days

[lttlbgft]

They were notorious for showing up at each other's shows and performing together.

[teddymoney1]

I belong in this era. Everything about the Rat Pack is just so cool. Bravo!

[etbella3]

@teddymoney1 Hep cats maximus.

[Onlymusical]

Luckily for us, Johnny Carson replaced Joey Bishop at the last minute when Bishop couldn't host the show due to some sort of ailment. I never knew about the closed circuit broadcast, which explains the fact that it was filmed.

[OldTelivisionRocks]

@Onlymusical good thing this treasure was filmed ;) thanks for the info. Really enjoyed the tidbits.

[junktehgreat]

How could the audience sit still? Man they didnt even know what kind of talent they really had!

[bradstarks]

Hi All you Rat Pack fans!!

Hope your Thanksgiving is a great one!

I might have something soon that will make your holidays a lot better.

in 2 weeks i will have a full copy of the concert of the Rat Pack

"The Rat Pack Concert at The Kiel Opera House in St. Louis" with Johnny

Carson. I think its a full 2.5 hours or more.

I'll keep you all updated but don't mind saying it took a lot to find this !!

Looking forward to getting it up here asap.

Stay in touch!! Bs. ;-)

[blackpizzafan96]

@bradstarks I

Is the full concert out? My great grandmother was in the audience.

[KevinGillese2]

Carson!

[DALANDOLPH]

GO RAT PACK!!!!

[NFitalianGuy]

I love how the camera cuts to Dean and the gang in the wings. This is what real fun and family entertainment is. Legendary!

[5Cirrus]

The products of American Idol are a joke compared to these guys....true artists/entertainers.....not some glorified karaoke singer. These guys were the real deal.

[NFitalianGuy]

@5Cirrus When you get new make singers ermeging from American Idol and they sing the standards, they always are transparent copies of Sinatra's style of singing and they never are themselves they try and be hip like Sinatra by even trying to dress cool. They dont have their own persona and really copy and become cheap imitations of legends that cannot be topped.

[5Cirrus]

@NFitalianGuy That is the truth. If you look at rock and pop acts back then they were all very unique and had their own style. Now the music business people tend to look for a certain sound and look and rarely venture out of the safe zone to find a unique talent.

[NFitalianGuy]

@5Cirrus Very well said, my friend, I totally agree. There really isn't a frenzy out there when it comes to someone really knocking us dead with their voice and style the way Sinatra, Elvis & Judy Garland did.

[plancher567]

Un classique...Merci...

[daveybeno]

love them all

[frickadele]

Simon Cowell would have nexted Sinatra.

[maxiboy666]

@frickadele Simon Cowell does not and will ever up to one single sperm of sinatra.

[mscongeniality1966]

They just don't make'em like that anymore! What a shame.

[ethicomm]

And now we have angry muslim immigrants seeking to destroy this....

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@ethicomm

What a stupid christian extremist  you are.

So what else is new.

[ethicomm]

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@ethicomm

A sword without a tip...big deal.

[ethicomm]

@frickadele ☞†

[Fallenheroes742]

I love how they all walk at 2:00 it looks so cool.

[MauricioCasteglione]

thanks for posting !!

[felixstone]

got this on dvd, on of the greatest shows ever!!!!

watch it at least once a week.

[Phanatical92]

@felixstone where did you get it?

[bostonblakie]

Was Johnny Carson pinch hitting for Joey Bishop? 1965 may have been the pinnacle but we didn't know it at the time.

[mocus1]

How'd you have liked to partied with that gang in 1965. Broads, booze and babes. Hell Yeah

[drumbs]

DEE- A -ZIGG !!

[doggysector]

This is priceless. This is awesome, Gosh these guys should still be around to save us from the crap that's out there now. These guys were truly cool.

[KikimoLie]

@doggysector I totally agree. The stuff they have no is just Gawd awful. I don't even listen to the radio anymore.

[galnic61]

i beleive the blonde lady was may britt sammy's wife then

[grendawkin]

Any idea who the beautiful lady is watching in the wings with Sammy & Dean?

[twang73]

That is Kaye Stephens, a hilarious comedienne who was one of the opening acts on this show.

[ringbolt9]

awesome

[WhitezinChickie]

Had the opportunity to attend this 'Rat Pack' concert at the Keil Opera House. Sadly, came down w/the flu--drat the luck!

The closest I ever came to FS was two years ago seeing Frank Jr. at the Touhill. It was fantastic--all built around his dad! If you closed your eyes, you'd swear it was Francis Albert. Wish he'd come to STL again!

Thanks for posting this video. Any more hidden in the wings?

[GarlandFan101]

omg i went to his concert last week!!! i was in the third row and his eyes were blue like his fathr and ahh it was amazing!

[SergioVellatti]

@WhitezinChickie Ahhhhh! No way!! That's terrible luck!

[telsport]

E-N-T-E-R-T-A-I-N-M-E-N-T.

with a purpose. I wonder how many of those Robbing Hoods who the concert benefited gave some measure of thanks...by becoming productive..or writing a thank you note.

Tom in utica.NY

[lotrlovermr]

god bless u 4 posting this

These rat pack vids r priceless!

[kasuni2009]

reckon they have a still picture of Dean and Sammy watching from back stage anywhere? I love it!!!

[broadway520]

Thank you so much for this!! Love my St. Louis!!! Stan Musial! You know, they're renovating the Keil Opera House right now.

[turksuckballsgyot]

great video i loved it

[girl43]

I love how Dean and Sammy watch from the backstage :-)

[markyochoa]

JOHNNY!!!!!!!

[Halo6406]

man got to love frank and the whole gang

[darkgirl18number]

please upload more of this .... its so much good... is the best ever !!