On this day, November 17, 1951, Dean Paul Martin of Dino, Desi & Billy was born.

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On the drumhead they're Dino Desi and Billy, but Wikipedia refers to them as Dino, Desi & Billy. Just about everyone online refers to them as Wikipedia does.

Dean Paul Martin


Capt. Dean Paul Martin on a USAF F-4 Phantom

Born: Dino Paul Crocetti Jr.; November 17, 1951; Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Died: March 21, 1987 (aged 35); San Gorgonio Mountain, California, U.S.
Cause of death: Military aircraft crash
Resting place: Los Angeles National Cemetery

Dean Paul Martin Jr. (born Dino Paul Crocetti Jr.; November 17, 1951 – March 21, 1987) was an American pop singer and film and television actor. A member of the California Air National Guard, Martin died in a crash during a military training flight. He was the son of the entertainer Dean Martin.

Early life and career

Martin's parents were the singer and entertainer Dean Martin and his second wife, Jeanne Biegger. Dean Paul was the fifth of Dean Martin's eight children and Jeanne's eldest son. He attended the Urban Military Academy in Brentwood, California. As a youth, he was encouraged toward a singing career. At age 13, he joined Desi Arnaz Jr. and Billy Hinsche in the pop group Dino, Desi & Billy, which had a few minor hits in the US in 1965, entering the Billboard U.S. top 30 twice with "I'm a Fool" (#17) and "Not the Lovin' Kind" (#25).

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Dino, Desi & Billy


L-R: Billy Hinsche, Desi Arnaz Jr., and Dean Paul Martin,
on The Dean Martin Show (1965).

Dino, Desi & Billy were an American singing trio that existed between 1964 and 1969. The group featured Dean "Dino" Martin (Dean Paul Martin, the son of singer and actor Dean Martin), Desi Arnaz Jr. (Desiderio Arnaz IV, the son of television stars Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball), and their friend Billy Hinsche, the son of Otto “Doc” Hinsche and Celia Bautista. A reconstituted version of the group performed between 1998 and 2010.

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Dino, Desi & Billy "Not The Lovin' Kind" on The Ed Sullivan Show

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Who Remembers Dino, Desi and Billy?

Dino, Desi and Billy (Dean Paul Martin, Desi Arnaz Jr., Billy Hinsche) 1966 © 1978 Ed Thrasher

This Day in Aviation 21 March 1987

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“Dino, Desi and Billy,” circa 1965. Left to right: Dean Paul Martin, Jr.; Desiderio Alberto Arnaz IV; and William Hinsche. (Reprise Records)

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Fri Nov 17, 2023: On this day, November 17, 1951, Dean Paul Martin of Dino, Desi & Billy was born.