Deana Martin can’t help remembering the swingin’ King of Cool

Sporting an omnipresent cigarette, a rugged Dean Martin capably demonstrates the fine art of tying a bandanna while looking essentially cool, on location for “Bandolero” at Alamo Village in Brackettville, Texas, circa October 1967. Photography by Pierluigi Praturlon

Welcome to Dean Martin’s world. In an exclusive scoop, Deana Martin, the swingin’ King of Cool’s fourth of eight children, waxes nostalgic about her late father’s favorite things. Deana resembles the elder Martin considerably and follows in his footsteps as a song’s best friend.

Indeed, on her Great American Songbook showcase Destination Moon, the album’s…