Over the years, Dean Martin would perform with many special guests. His most patriotic performance saw him join forces with Kate Smith in a medley of American classics on \u2018The Dean Martin Show.\u2019<\/p>\n
Surrounded by a choir of singers and dancers dressed in red, white, and blue, Dean sings with legendary stars Barbara Eden, Mickey Rooney, and Norm Crosby. The three men wear tuxedos while Barbara Eden wears a pink dress, and Kate Smith is in a sequined red and black gown.
\nThe performance begins with Dean and Kate Smith singing \u2018Yankee Doodle Dandy.\u2019 They are joined by the others on the song \u2018My Old Kentucky Home.\u2019 The medley transitions to the classic tune, \u2018You\u2019re a Grand Old Flag,\u2019 and the stage fills with singers and dancers.The five superstars sing the verse and chorus while choreography happens behind them. The audience loves it. Dean steps toward the camera and quotes President Roosevelt\u2019s introduction of Kate Smith 30 years prior as she begins \u2018God Bless America.\u2019
\nKate delivers another epic rendition of the song penned by Irving Berlin. The orchestra plays the familiar fanfare as her voice soars to the song\u2019s final high note. The audience is blown away by the majestic performance.Kate Smith was known as \u2018The Songbird of the South\u2019 because of her popularity during World War II. She had an illustrious radio and television career that spanned 5 decades. \u2018The Dean Martin Show\u2019 ran from 1965 to 1974 for a total of 264 episodes. The theme song to the series was his 1964 hit \u2018Everybody Loves Somebody,\u2019 and Dean closes the performance with it again.<\/p>\n