Tom Dreesen recalls a heartwarming moment with his friend Frank Sinatra.
This is a very touching story.
For some years back in the day Tom Dreeson toured with and was the opening act for Frank.
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Tom Dreeson recounts the
Best Sinatra Story
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I have been a Sinatra fan for more years than I can believe. Actually I used to listen to Sid Mark on WWDB in Philadelphia when I was in 8th grade. That’s how far back I can recall.
This is a particularly touching clip that is worth a few minutes of your time.
You can feel the affection Tom had for Mr. S as he recounts the story.
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Everybody that Loves Tom Dreeson, Loves Frank Sinatra
Tom Dreesen grew up in Harvey, Illinois, a southwest suburb of Chicago. He attended Thornton Township High School there.
While working as an insurance salesman in 1968, he met Tim Reid through a local Jaycee chapter, and the two teamed up as Tim and Tom, the first biracial stand-up comedy duo in the United States.
Shortly thereafter they sought the assistance of radio personality Vince Sanders, who would coach the act and handle some of its business affairs for the next four years.
Though their material is now considered cutting-edge for its time, the pair struggled to make a living together and split up in the mid-1970s. However, each found individual success: while Reid landed a major role on WKRP in Cincinnati, Dreesen became a regular on The Tonight Show and toured with Frank Sinatra as Frank’s opening act.
In 1989, Dreesen released a comedy album through Flying Fish Records called That White Boy’s Crazy. The album was recorded in front of an all-black audience in Harvey, Illinois.
Dreesen continues to perform today. He is also involved in philanthropic endeavors and hosts an annual golf tournament called the Tom Dreesen Celebrity Classic. In 2008, Dreesen, Reid, and former Chicago Sun-Times sportswriter Ron Rapoport collaborated on the book Tim and Tom: An American Comedy in Black and White.
Dreesen has appeared in acting roles in the television series Columbo, WKRP in Cincinnati and Murder, She Wrote, and in such films as Spaceballs, The Rat Pack andTrouble with the Curve.
In 1999, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs, California, Walk of Stars was dedicated to him.
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