If I had to pick one, it would be Sammy Davis, Jr. for best male entertainer of the 20th century (female choice is probably Judy Garland). His breadth and depth of talent was staggering. His sheer exuberance and touching eagerness to please was so heartwarming - he couldn’t give you all he had to offer fast enough! He made himself vulnerable to give us all those extraordinary gifts from heaven - thank you for the hours of joy, SDJ, and blessings to you and yours.
Such a shame that this generation will never see this kind of true entertainment! What a multi-talented individual Sammy was! Absolutely fantastic!!!!!
Sammy Davis Jr is surely the number on all-round entertainer ever, That incredible voice together with his dancing,impersonations,gun tricks & acting. Amazing & very enloyable
There will never be another Sammy Davis Jr. My dad loved to dance and smoked. He passed away the same yr. as Sammy. What a talent and what a personality.
The best entertainment I’ve ever seen my favorite person lucky to see him perform at Radio City Music Hall Mr Sammy Davis Jr also when he hosted the MDA telethon from New York City
I am forever grateful to my dad for introducing me to this man's music, artistry and phenomenal talent. I was probably 5 sitting in my dad's car listening to Mr Bojangles. Dad's car had a record player in it. The first of its kind in London, England - it was 1963. There will NEVER EVER be another Mr Sammy Davis Jr. Sweet dreams, Sir. You will always be remembered by this man. *looking up to heaven*.....Thanks Dad, I love and miss u always :(
Hi re rcord player. did it play 45's Has a philips mounted under dash played through the radio in my 1955 Pontiac Star Chief Hard Top Convertable in '62 and sammy 45's
did you see and hear how he finished the song (hullabaloo-start of something big)? after dancing all the various dances - the jerk, watoosee, etc. he finished the song with a high strong note effortlessly. WoW!!!!!
No AutoTune, No Lip Synching Live Real Talent He was truly a Master Entertainer. I would always fight with my parents whenever he would be on TV I would never miss him. The only Singer today who could even approach him is Bruno Mars.
Hollywood made sure everyone in the scene had a piece of chicken in there hand in the first clip of young Sammy...but he helped paint a better image of African-Americans through his God-given talent throughout his career. Love you Sammy!
As astonishing as all his other talents, there's something even more wonderful about Mr. Wonderful, for all the blessed years he was with the rest of us, Sammy Davis Jr. was the alternative spelling for love.
He was amazing. There will never be another as gifted. I loved watching him on those TV variety shows in the early 70's when I was a young child of 5 or 6. But, one of the coolest things about Sammy Davis, Jr., I think, that most people don't know, is that he was a close personal friend of another legend, James Dean, before Dean was discovered by the world.
One of the greatest entertainers who ever lived. Love the end when Sinatra tells him to loosen up, so so he goes limp, then says "You may be my leader but I'm gonna punch you right in your mouth!". Ah, seeing them live must have been something else.
I grew up with The Rat Pack from a black and white tube TV. I crashed a sunday coffi visit when I att th age of 7 did a Sammy float over the table. The porcelain went in all direction and the little 7 year blond kid went straight ahead till the table ended. Well, dont expect creative and joyful kids always balance between reality and fiction :D
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Sammy Davis, Jr. is the greatest one-man all around entertainer of all time. If there is one who can sing, tap dance, play musical instruments like trumpet, sax, violin, drums, xylophone, guitar, piano, be a stand up comedian, impersonator and act, please name him/her.
He was extraordinaire entertainer. On stage at the Sands (I saw him), you could see his multi-talented performance, especially when Frank gave him a hard time from the audience as it seems that he didn't know. The Rat pack was an incredible group of entertainers and unfortunately, irreplaceable.
ADEMAS DE GRAN MUSICO UN EL MEJOR SHOWMAN . QUE MARAVILLOSA EPOCA QUE CONGREGO A LOS MEJORES: SINATRA, SAMMY DAVIS Y DEAN MARTIN EN SU INOLVIDABLE CLAN
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This is an awesome collection you got!!! Thank you so much! I'm curious where you got these clips? Some of them I've never seen, maybe I've been searching with the wrong keywords? Thanks again! Sammy, one of the greatest entertainers to ever live. ♥
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