Branson Daily Independent, Branson, Missouri, 2010 Russ Loniello offered his take on Dean Martin. He's been paying tribute to Dino for sometime now and he has the moves and his voice down pat. At times you'd swear Dean Martin was on stage in Branson.
Dean Martin Festival, Steubenville, Ohio, 2009 Loniello from Madison, Wisconsin wowed the entire crowd with his tribute to Dino. Even though he resembles Dean Martin and sounds a lot like him, Loniello prefers to pay tribute to Martin in his shows rather than impersonate him.
Tri-Lakes News, Branson, Missouri, 2010 Things get started with Russ Loniello performing a tribute to the King of Cool, Dean Martin. Of all the Rat Pack members I've always favored Martin more than the rest because, well, he was Dean Martin. As with all entertainers I consider to be personal favorites, I'm always very worried about tributes. I can say from the first notes of Ain't That A Kick in the Head, Loniello had me. It's not that he looks exactly like Martin, its the fact that his mannerisms and voice are really spot on. Plus, his jokes hit their target every time as far as I was concerned (there were a few cats in the audience not as hip as yours truly and several of the jokes sailed right over their heads).