Official site: sammydavis-jr.com
It was on this day that Sammy Davis, Jr. (December 8th, 1925 - May 16th, 1990) was born in Harlem, New York City. Dancer, singer, multi-instrumentalist, impressionist, comedian, actor. A vaudevillian at the age of four, Sammy Davis, Jr. debuted on Broadway in Mr. Wonderful and later had success in the films Porgy and Bess, Ocean's Eleven, and Robin and the Seven Hoods. He made over 40 albums and received numerous gold records. Many over the years have called Sammy Davis Jr. The Greatest Entertainer In The World.
Mr. Bojangles
I Got A Woman (1974)
MJ - You Were There - Sammy Davis 60th Anniversary Celebration (1990)
Challenge! From The Movie Tap (1989) with Gregory Hines - The sequence of tappers are: Arthur Duncan, Bunny Briggs, Jimmy Slyde, Steve Condos, Harold Nicholas, Sandman Sims and finally Sammy Davis, Jr., Gregory Hines and Savion Glover.
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