Sammy Davis

Sammy Davis Jr. plants a historic TV kiss on Carroll O’Connor’s cheek in this Feb. 19, 1972 episode of All In The Family.   From the New York Times : The Captain Kirk-Uhura kiss on “Star Trek” in 1968, compelled by telekinetic aliens, caused a stir, but the “All in the Family” kiss was more than a stir; it was in effect calling out a country that by 1972 routinely glorified black performers and athletes but was still full of people who thought and acted like Archie (Bunker, the show’s...Read Full Story

Ray Charles & Sammy Davis Jr. Karaoke Disc - Legends Series CDG VOL 022 (1) 1 used & new from $14.96 (Visit the Best Sellers in CD+G Players list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.) Click Check Price and More ReviewsRead Full Story

FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 2, 2012 DEAR JERRY: I stumbled across an online video of Sammy Davis Jr. performing a live version of “Mr. Bojangles, and I assumed it must have been written for him. That's how good it is. Is that really the case? Is he the original artist for “Mr. Bojangles”? Other than “The Candy Man,” I cannot name even one of his hit records, which strikes me as odd since he was regarded as an all-around great entertainer with a long career. How unusual is that...Read Full Story

*The life story of the late singer, dancer and actor Sammy Davis Jr. will be developed for the stage and as a feature by Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios, it was announced Thursday, on what would have been the entertainer’s 86th birthday. “Sammy Davis, Jr. was a phenomenal entertainer, icon, and American treasure whose inspirational story has to be told,” said Allen. Entertainment Studios acquired the life rights to the story from Davis’s daughter Tracey Davis, whose mother is...Read Full Story

Christmas with the Rat Pack ~ Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., The Rat Pack (63) Buy new: $19.99 64 used & new from $0.01 (Visit the Best Sellers in Classic Vocalists list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.) Product Images Review & Description 2010 holiday collection from Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr, who have been collectively dubbed the 'Rat Pack'. Includes 16 yuletide favorites performed by these crooning legends.Just as irony is...Read Full Story