“And Dean Martin was drinking apple juice, and not scotch usually.”
I always heard that Frank Sinatra spilled more booze then Dean ever drank!
Yep. Frank and his pals could really knock back the booze.
For fun, check out The Smoking Gun's "Backstage riders" page.
Nowadays, most performers (well, except for Keith Richards) are health conscious.
So you see requests for fresh orange juice, vegetable platters, the like.
Frank's backstage rider has requests for a full bar, with top-shelf liquor.
None of this "fresh white linens, and a flower array", like Elton John.
Frank, Dean, and Sammy would LAUGH at that.
Just bring on the booze, the cigarettes, and the broads.