By Jerry Pearce

Some sad news to report out of Utah this evening. Ricci Martin, son of the late singer Dean Martin, and a notable performer in his own right, was found dead in his home this past Wednesday. Although no cause of death has been released, it can be assumed his death is related to a permanent pulmonary injury sustained in a fall this past winter, as announced by Ricci himself in a British tour cancellation notice on his Facebook page.

In recent years, Ricci has undertaken a musical tribute act to his father that has received fair notices by attending audiences, and was also the author of a 2002 memoir “That’s Amore,” named after one of his father’s hit songs, recounting his days being raised in Hollywood. Survived by three daughters, his mother, older brother and four sisters, Ricci Martin was 62.

NewzBreaker extends our condolences to the Martin family in their time of grief.

Jerry Pearce is an amateur singer in the vein of Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, and Dick Haymes and has released two discs of standards music, Crossroads in 2010, and One Summer Night in 2016. Samples of his music can be heard on his YouTube Channel. To purchase his CDs use the form box below.

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