Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Liberace, Frank Sinatra, Buddy Holly, Rudolf Nureyev, Fred Astaire, Chuck Berry and Dean Martin are sitting at a big round table up in Heaven. They're all smiling and applauding Sammy who's singing and dancing on that table.
Great to see this whole interview. I had never seen footage of him talking so candidly about his accident before. Hard not to think of him singing, but to paraphrase the man... " He had a lot of living... to dew-w-w-w-wah" ! ... and there ain't a fool alive that can say he didn't make good on that. One of the greatest ever. Wham! : )
Recently, I was pondering at the amazing music prodigies that have recently sprung up like Emily Beard, Jesus Molina, Justin Schulz and then all of a sudden a video of Mr Sammy Davis Jnr came into view algorithmically, and then I saw more videos and now I’m reading his autobiography. Wow, started at age three and never stopped…..In comparison to the prodigies I mentioned, as great as they are, wow, Sammy Davis Jnr is miles ahead of them all. IMHO, the greatest all round entertainer that ever existed.
Wow Sammy was very handsome in his younger years. The funny part is he was 29 and looked like a teenager. Man 29 in 1955 I saw him on The Cosby Show and he looked good for his age. That man could do everything with a cigarette in his hand and never drop it.
Interestingly, Bill Cosby wore a Sammy Davis Jr. badge on his show, "The Cosby Show", following his death...Sammy's grandmother sounds like she's from an island in the Caribbean...The closest modern-day comparison that I can think of, to Sammy, who was a "quadruple threat" (actor, singer, comedian, dancer), is Jamie Foxx, except for the dancing...Jamie is a "triple-threat" - actor, singer, comedian..."Triple-threats" are rare in Hollywood these days and I can't think of another one right now...
He's other grandmother was Luisa Valentina Sanchez born Aguiar. She was born in 1884, and died in 1996 at the great age of 112. Outliving her grandson. But i do not know when did this one died.
@@jelly7310 VERY INTERESTING, MR DAVIS LOVE TO HANG OUT IN PUERTO RICO AT THE EL SAN JUAN CASINO AND HOTEL IN ISLA VERDE, AND SING HIS BLACK ASS AT THE PLACE.
@@ne1124 "Elvera Sanchez (September 1, 1905 - September 2, 2000) was an American dancer and the mother of Sammy Davis Jr. During his lifetime, Davis Jr. stated that his mother was Puerto Rican and born in San Juan; however, in the 2003 biography In Black and White, author Wil Haygood wrote that Davis' mother was born in New York City, of Afro-Cuban descent, and that Davis claimed she was Puerto Rican because he feared anti-Cuban backlash would hurt his record sales." -- wikipedia
I thought the same thing. It speaks volumes about the times in which she grew up, but I am glad that she lived to see her grandson garner such respect from those very same persons.
im pretty sure that she's just shy about being on tv!!! the only guy she would see is the cameraman hidden at the time behind a huge camera! Murrow was in the studio and this was a remote
1960ebutuoy Perhaps, but we cannot negate the times that they lived in either, or the impact of her daily life experiences at that time as a Black woman. As much as people often say, "Why do they have to make it a race thing?", sadly the answer to that is that life in America has always been about 'making it a race thing.' After several hundred years of "your not good enough because of your race", "your not pretty enough because of the color of your skin", "you can't get hired despite how good you are because of your background", "the police stops you because of your ethnicity", and "an entire set of laws were placed on the books specifically to keep the races apart and unequal", yes I would have to agree that more often than not some aspect of race plays a part in people's thinking and psychology because of our history and culture. Maybe not always, but more often than not even if folks are not conscious of it.
Angela Celeste May i agree with you completely but that has nothing to do with this comment stream, if you are looking for an opportunity to proselytize about your race beliefs, i understand, but it muddies the search for accurate evaluation and misconception about this wonderful woman's response to her environment.and that same lens distortion serves really more as a rohrshach about your personal world view than reality. stop reifying the hate/fear and as michael jackson said be all about love and the love will eventually sweep it all away. namesta ,Angela
I disagree, because my reply was to the initial comment that started this stream which was specifically about racial relations when the person stated, "I think his mum is used to not being allowed to look a white person in the eyes, it's sad :(" Also, as I stated earlier, the state of race history in our country is such that it has some part in nearly all conversation, whether we are aware of it or not, especially in the case of a woman living in that era. But even though that is the case, I don't mind agreeing to disagree. Peace.
magovenor Cuban, not Puerto Rican. They said Puerto Rican because it would be easier to deal with than being Cuban (given the missle crisis and everything else)
I saw Sammy when he did the "Kid Chocolate" role on "The Cosby Show"...Sammy was obviously a very smart man...The one aspect of Sammy's life that I didn't like, that is, if it were true, is about his being a satanist...That's extremely disturbing, to say the least...That said, he was one of the greatest performers who ever lived.
What a great interview...it's hard to believe that Sammy Davis jr. has never gone to school...very intelligent man.💗
Awww he's so polite :) Man he was awesome
The sole definition of swag and artistic talent , and obviously good manners.
This man was truly talented and brilliant and blessed he worked with some great icons R.I.P. sammy.
He was a gifted genius, if he went to school these days would have been in a performing arts or gifted academy. Look how much he learned on his own.
I like his house sweater style. thats cool.
Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Liberace, Frank Sinatra, Buddy Holly, Rudolf Nureyev, Fred Astaire, Chuck Berry and Dean Martin are sitting at a big round table up in Heaven. They're all smiling and applauding Sammy who's singing and dancing on that table.
Thanks for posting this I am a big fan of Sammy.
He has such a soft voice what a sweetheart 😊😊😊
@JoeWellington.....This complete interview was totally AWESOME!!! What an enjoyment! Thank you for sharing! I loved it!
THNX FOR THIS, GOD BLESS,1.
Sammy Davis Jr....the one and only
Great to see this whole interview. I had never seen footage of him talking so candidly about his accident before. Hard not to think of him singing, but to paraphrase the man... " He had a lot of living... to dew-w-w-w-wah" ! ... and there ain't a fool alive that can say he didn't make good on that. One of the greatest ever. Wham! : )
Recently, I was pondering at the amazing music prodigies that have recently sprung up like Emily Beard, Jesus Molina, Justin Schulz and then all of a sudden a video of Mr Sammy Davis Jnr came into view algorithmically, and then I saw more videos and now I’m reading his autobiography. Wow, started at age three and never stopped…..In comparison to the prodigies I mentioned, as great as they are, wow, Sammy Davis Jnr is miles ahead of them all. IMHO, the greatest all round entertainer that ever existed.
Wow Sammy was very handsome in his younger years. The funny part is he was 29 and looked like a teenager. Man 29 in 1955 I saw him on The Cosby Show and he looked good for his age. That man could do everything with a cigarette in his hand and never drop it.
Damn cigarettes I wish they were banned.
Glad you saw it too....lol....What a GIANT!!!
awesome
Interestingly, Bill Cosby wore a Sammy Davis Jr. badge on his show, "The Cosby Show", following his death...Sammy's grandmother sounds like she's from an island in the Caribbean...The closest modern-day comparison that I can think of, to Sammy, who was a "quadruple threat" (actor, singer, comedian, dancer), is Jamie Foxx, except for the dancing...Jamie is a "triple-threat" - actor, singer, comedian..."Triple-threats" are rare in Hollywood these days and I can't think of another one right now...
Patrick Gallimore : That Lady is his grandmother? I thought she was his mother? His mother was from Puerto Rico.
Sammy had like 20 talents minimum
No his grandmother was from NC North Carolina. She’s was a beautiful black American.
Oh he had more than just 4 talents. The greatest all round entertainer of them all.
He's other grandmother was Luisa Valentina Sanchez born Aguiar. She was born in 1884, and died in 1996 at the great age of 112. Outliving her grandson. But i do not know when did this one died.
I don't think that was really his mom.
@@joseph9531 Miss Davis in this video is his grandmother on his dad's side. His mom was Puerto Rican
@@jelly7310 incorrect she was Cuban. He only said she was from Puerto Rico because during that time relations between the USA and Cuba was bad.
@@jelly7310 VERY INTERESTING, MR DAVIS LOVE TO HANG OUT IN PUERTO RICO AT THE EL SAN JUAN CASINO AND HOTEL IN ISLA VERDE, AND SING HIS BLACK ASS AT THE PLACE.
He could do it all; expertly and with ease! He had no peers!
He was always gorgeous in every way 💖🥰
I stand corrected by Ms. Pease, thanks. This must be before the eye incident
His grandmother reared him well. Sammy was a very respectful and loving man. Rosa Davis was a beautiful classy woman.
What a great guy!!!
He was so handsome, dreamy, charismatic, polite, intelligent, talented! My goodness! I could go on...he was simply everything!!!
Mom was born in NYC to Cuban-American parents.
funboy7979 His mom was born Elvera Sanchez in Puerto Rico.
@@ne1124 "Elvera Sanchez (September 1, 1905 - September 2, 2000) was an American dancer and the mother of Sammy Davis Jr.
During his lifetime, Davis Jr. stated that his mother was Puerto Rican and born in San Juan; however, in the 2003 biography In Black and White, author Wil Haygood wrote that Davis' mother was born in New York City, of Afro-Cuban descent, and that Davis claimed she was Puerto Rican because he feared anti-Cuban backlash would hurt his record sales." -- wikipedia
He was amazing on an episode of "The Rifleman". This wholesome schtick is funny as hell though!
Very gifted
Mrs, Davis must be the fraternal grandmother . His maternal grandmother and his mother outlived SDJ .
joe : Her name was Rosa B. Davis.
She was Sammy’s paternal grandmother.
amazing :D
I think his mum is used to not being allowed to look a white person in the eyes, it's sad :(
I thought the same thing. It speaks volumes about the times in which she grew up, but I am glad that she lived to see her grandson garner such respect from those very same persons.
im pretty sure that she's just shy about being on tv!!! the only guy she would see is the cameraman hidden at the time behind a huge camera! Murrow was in the studio and this was a remote
1960ebutuoy Perhaps, but we cannot negate the times that they lived in either, or the impact of her daily life experiences at that time as a Black woman. As much as people often say, "Why do they have to make it a race thing?", sadly the answer to that is that life in America has always been about 'making it a race thing.' After several hundred years of "your not good enough because of your race", "your not pretty enough because of the color of your skin", "you can't get hired despite how good you are because of your background", "the police stops you because of your ethnicity", and "an entire set of laws were placed on the books specifically to keep the races apart and unequal", yes I would have to agree that more often than not some aspect of race plays a part in people's thinking and psychology because of our history and culture. Maybe not always, but more often than not even if folks are not conscious of it.
Angela Celeste May i agree with you completely but that has nothing to do with this comment stream, if you are looking for an opportunity to proselytize about your race beliefs, i understand, but it muddies the search for accurate evaluation and misconception about this wonderful woman's response to her environment.and that same lens distortion serves really more as a rohrshach about your personal world view than reality. stop reifying the hate/fear and as michael jackson said be all about love and the love will eventually sweep it all away. namesta ,Angela
I disagree, because my reply was to the initial comment that started this stream which was specifically about racial relations when the person stated, "I think his mum is used to not being allowed to look a white person in the eyes, it's sad :(" Also, as I stated earlier, the state of race history in our country is such that it has some part in nearly all conversation, whether we are aware of it or not, especially in the case of a woman living in that era. But even though that is the case, I don't mind agreeing to disagree. Peace.
Edward R. Murrow.
That buntline revolver looks eerily similar to the one used by Tex Watson of the Manson family.
swagger and class say it isnt so!
@AudioInklined his house is beautiful :D
A nice guy
I noticed that his grandmother had a strange accent, similar to NYC or Jewish. His father and uncle too.
He was half Puerto rican
magovenor Cuban, not Puerto Rican. They said Puerto Rican because it would be easier to deal with than being Cuban (given the missle crisis and everything else)
oh really!
magovenor Yes ma'am/Yes sir.
+Amalgamaite Thank you Amal!
He’s always been all that very cool guy
I used to love to see him with his Rat Pack❤️🙏🏿🙏🏾🙏🏽
how tf were they facetiming in 1955 seriously
"I have another hobby" rofl
seeing him play with that gun strangely reminded me of the fake western gun i had as a child! i had cuffs too, would swirl it around on my fingers lol
SAMMY DAVIS JR
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HAHAHA. That's not Sammy's mother. Too funny.
Its his grandmother. However, she raised him and from that stand point she is his mother!!!
I saw Sammy when he did the "Kid Chocolate" role on "The Cosby Show"...Sammy was obviously a very smart man...The one aspect of Sammy's life that I didn't like, that is, if it were true, is about his being a satanist...That's extremely disturbing, to say the least...That said, he was one of the greatest performers who ever lived.
Patrick Gallimore
He was a Jew,an didn't worship the devil
He and his daughter have said that period of his life was short lived, thankfully.
Larry storge his friend for imitating people
I agree 100%
How in the hell was Frank Sinatra your idol when you were way more talented?....crazy shit
Frank Sinatra opened doors for him to his own detriment, that no one else would. Read the autobiography 'Yes I Can' Sammy Davis Jr
And also sinatra was older them him
Also Frank sinatra was a much bigger star than Sammy Davis disregard the level of talent.
How's your idol!?
@@mrgivins9690 doing well🙏🏾