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May 16, 1990 · Sammy Davis, Jr., singer, dancer, actor, and musician (who played vibraphone trumpet, and drums), was born into a musically artistic family. His mother, the Puerto-Rican-born Elvera "Baby" Sanchez, was a tap dancer; his father, Sammy Davis, Sr., was an African-American vaudevillian who was the lead dancer with Will Mastin's Holiday in Dixieland.
May 16, 1990 · Sammy Davis Jr., born on December 8, 1925, began performing almost as soon as he could walk. Both of his parents, Elvera Sanchez and Sammy Davis Sr., were vaudevillians who danced with the Will Mastin Troupe. Sammy Jr. became the Mastin Troupe's youngest member at age three.
Sammy Davis, Jr. (1925-1990) was widely known for most of his career as the World’s Greatest Entertainer. Primarily a singer and dancer, he was also a television and film actor, a Broadway headliner, a bestselling author, a comic and impressionist, and a multi-instrumentalist.
1961 The Wham of Sam. 1961 As Long as She Needs Me. 1962 Sammy Davis Jr. Belts the Best of Broadway. 1962 The Sammy Davis Jr. All-Star Spectacular. 1962 What Kind of Fool Am I and Other Show-Stoppers. 1963 Sammy Davis Jr. at the Cocoanut Grove (live) 1964 Sammy Davis Jr. Salutes the Stars of the London Palladium. 1964 The Shelter of Your Arms.
May 14, 2018 · Sammy Davis, Jr. ’ s death in 1990 robbed American audiences of a favorite entertainer, a star showman in the oldest vaudeville tradition. Davis was a well rounded performer of the sort found only rarely these days: he could sing, he could act, he could dance, and he could make people laugh with clowning and impersonations.
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast Man of the Hour: Sammy Davis Jr , April 24, 1975Roasters: Milton Berle, Joey Bishop, Foster Brooks, Wilt Chamberlain, Norm Cr...
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