by Chuck Darrow

Of course Deana Martin is a singer. How could she not be, considering who showed her the showbiz ropes? On the one hand, there was Frank Sinatra. On the other, there was her dad, Dean Martin. The lessons they imparted will surely be on display Saturday as Martin performs with her band at the Kimmel Center's Perelman Theater as part of the Philly Pops' season-opening Sinatra Weekend.

From Sinatra, whom she still refers to as "Uncle Frank," Martin, 67, learned the technical side of vocalizing. "He really gave me, sort of, my first singing lesson," she said during a recent phone chat.

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