Dino, Desi & Billy

A Hollywood trio who were barely into their teens when they hit the charts in 1965, Dino, Desi & Billy's wholesome pop anticipated the bubblegum fad. Kind of a cross between the Monkees and Gary Lewis, Dino was Dino Martin, son of singer/comedian Dean Martin, Desi was the son of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, and along with classmate Billy Hinsche, they began playing for fun. They'd barely gotten their equipment together when they auditioned for Dean Martin's buddy, Frank Sinatra, who ran and recorded for Martin's label, Reprise. By the end of 1964, they'd released their first s...