Sammy Davis Jr Swings!

[hardren101]

who the fuck comes out on national tv to sing a song with a cig in their hand....u can't smoke and singe at the same time....what is the point???

[Fencemaster]

the 1960s personified. great to see someone smoking on stage too. horrendous dancers, just ignore them.

[marmiteboy99]

You cannot beat a bit of Sammy. Just so cool.

[UNDERGROUND2000]

Cigarette killer

[peetapix1]

He was the king. This is Sammy at his greatest. What a dear man and gentle soul he was. God bless him. America has retrograded now to the point where today it's all so lame. This would seem avant garde now! Whereas of course this is the absolute height of cool, of razor-sharp professional genius on Sammy's part - and can we talk about those two INCREDIBLE dancers beside him? Who are they? We should also be celebrating them, methinks! Thrilling. This transcends popular culture and becomes art.

[beaudashing]

That was Solid, that had Humpf, w/ one dab of ' i'm on the loose ', there's no stopin me now, look out, clear out i'm coming your Way. That is the Tao

[ladyl34dfoot]

@cabis18- yes, that's a cigarette. they weren't taboo then as is just about everything now. i don't smoke, but that doesn't mean others can't f they want to, just not in my home. besides, in those days, smoking was still cool. look at the old flicks & TV shows, everyone smoked!

@TECHSMEX- that was definitely custom-made for him. i think he looked best in either evening wear/tux, or a suit & tie. he had so much class, style & grace. i miss him... ;-D

[cabis18]

LOL, did bra really bring a cig on stage!?!?

[insaneinthesfv]

They don't make 'em groovy like Sammy anymore.

[DeathShamans]

Great OUTFIT !!!!!!!!!!!!

[MegaGum1]

Thats Altovese right??!!

[TheInvincibleViolet]

@MegaGum1 Yeah , that's her on his left.... Sorry, I dont have anything good to say about her. She totally disrespected him (to put it mildly) while he was alive, and after he passed. Horrible.

[LaFinlay]

I get gidy each time i watch this...especially from 2:13 on ~LOL~ Sammy was swirlin his hips! "get it on, get it on, get it on...tell it like it is"!

[jacksonz1]

Oh Snappp...is all I have. The cigarett, the dancer and the damn grown man onsie, wow.

[Facetimegirl]

Holding the cig. Dig it the most, man

[whoadude1959]

and all of that with a cigarette in his hand! God I miss those days!

[2tim149]

dem dancers r kickin it! lol

[DetroitLives313]

One of the dancers looks like his wife Altrovise.

[cooljay5737]

Sammy Davis Jr. (1925–1990)  A chain smoker, Davis died from throat cancer at the age of 64. When he died, he was in debt. To pay for Davis' funeral, most of his memorabilia was sold off.

[TheInvincibleViolet]

I LOVE THIS VIDEO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ThePBugge]

What a wonderful performer...Being the age I am I would like to say that I am sorry for what he had to go through back in those days to bring us such joy

[CrooningCardinal]

Does it have a bum flap?! Seriously reminds me of footy pajamas...would love one of these in pink and black!!!!!!!!!! :)

[Blackjesus3]

amazinggggg

[RLFosse]

This was my gym uniform in middle school, but we had shorts and short sleeves!

[lloydj74]

I know one thing, those dancers are GROOVIN"!!!!

[BlogShag]

Also, it looks pretty stupid to see a singer smoking cigarettes while singing. How dumb is that??

[brieba]

pointless commentary...

[shmuli9]

@BlogShag Indeed... It's kind of like seeing (and one does see this every so often) someone who is riding a bicycle, smoking...

[BlogShag]

What the hell is he wearing? Oh my god!

[DiscoHank]

The glasses, shaggy hair and mustache make Sammy look like David Ruffin on this clip

[TwinkleSpaceGirl]

Sammy is better in a suit..this outfit is fricken dreadful..but his dancers are GREAT!!

[thirlestanelodge2]

what's wrong with the outfit?????????? That is a toned down version of another one he used to wear.

Shame he was only allowed to have black dancers though. Thank goodness things have change in that area.

[EDENSHOME]

@thirlestanelodge2 What's wrong with those dancers ? They looked good

[thirlestanelodge2]

@EDENSHOME I didn't say that there is anything wrong with the dancers, they are beautiful and funky. I said it was a shame that he was only allowed to have black dancers.Do pay attention, please.

[EDENSHOME]

@thirlestanelodge2 and I see where you are coming from it did suck how they Vilified Sammy for being with a white woman,. Lot of stupid people gave him a lot of shit' I read a little about that

[22q22]

I like the squeal sound Sammy makes at about the 1:44 mark. It reminds me of a girl I used to date years ago - I threw a dead mouse at her and she made that very same sound.

[swilsonsww]

just awful.

[toinettearea7]

Mr Davis handles this Stevie Wonder number with authority and integrity. As well as that stupendous outfit. WOW!!!

And how polite of Tom Jones to hand him the mic at the beginning. Sammy Davis Jr was the greatest entertainer.

An absolute gem. Thanks, TechsMex!

[sierria64]

whats up with the outfit... those rags show that the man as he said in his auto he loves cocaine

[goblinko]

Sammy David Jr. is the greatest. He invented Rap & Heavy Metal!

[gittahfiend]

a GROOVY cat!

[italoman9]

This was more like about 1970. Sammy grooooves. ;)

[crazynmixedup2]

Funkilicious!

[psychodamned]

Sammy was the most talented of the rat pack by far. He certainly was a great musician and a major influence on prince etc. A truly wonderful talent who should never evr be forgotten !! RIP SAMMY DAVIS JR !! This just ROCKS !

[amazmace]

The singing: Better than ever. The hotties dancing: Wow! The clothes: Priceless!

[metalpsalm]

Think how much further the girls could dance if they didn't do that stutter step?

[metalpsalm]

all this needs is sensuous and god-like trombone playing

[TECHSMEX]

Yeah he's smokin' in every way possible here and did any store anywhere,REALLY stock a knitted, striped, flared zip up jump suit?

[theface79]

Just bought two of those in different psychedelic colouring in the corner shop to wear them to New Year´s Eve, in turns.

[venusflytrap64]

@TECHSMEX the day you find ANYONE who stocks those - I'M IN! (I'm thinkin' of makin' myself one.. just as soon as I find someone who stocks that fabric..!) fuckin' amazing!

[shmuli9]

@TECHSMEX He looks like the Sock Monkey!!!

[thirlestanelodge2]

@TECHSMEX

No, love, of course not. You have to have bespoke items made to order.

[hmcnally]

...and he's smoking a cigarette during the whole thing.

[budsmith65]

I love this guy! Sam was unique, there will never be another. Dig.

[troyful]

i think the taller girl, the one on Sammy's left is Altovise. Sammy's last wife.

[spyderj1999]

Yes, you're correct!! Sammy is killing me with the Wilson Pickett type scream at 2:48!!! OFF THE HOOK!!!! Man I wish that I could have caught his nightclub at around this time of his career!!!!

[EDENSHOME]

@spyderj1999 Yeah , he could grab the audience and hold their attention every time he performed. Very cool person .

[TECHSMEX]

That's a very knowing comment theface79 ;-)

I think it was their third hit actually.

Are you familiar with The Anti Group's output?

[theface79]

I lost their track a bit when they left Tamla-Motown. I think to recall that their keyboarder Tex Woodhouse was signed by Redneck Records and went on to become the first sucessful black Country&Western-musician in Arkansas.

[theface79]

According to my data, TW befriended Governor Clinton at this time, helping him during his second election campaign to get voted by black C&W-afficionados. Later he played at Clinton´s inauguration party at the White House. Some sources have it that after a hilarious conversation with Clinton´s wife TW sneaked to a phone and called up his young cusin Barack to tell him: "Those whiteass mofos just don´t have it, bro´! You should come here and check it out!"

[theface79]

The same sources say that at this inauguration party TW sang a cover version of the George Strait ditty: "All my ex´s live in Texas, that´s why I hang my head in sweet D.C." Clinton cracked up, allegedly because he heard TW singing: "...sweet ´winsky".

[theface79]

Little Stevie Davis - wasn´t he the lead singer of The Anti Group who had their second hit with this tune?

[theface79]

Little Stevie Davis - wasn´t he the lead singer of The Anti Group who had their second hit with this tune?

[sheikofaraby2]

Are those 60s swimming trunks?

[mcan4287]

Is he wearing a baby-grow?

[millsbrothers]

MRS. DAVIS ON THE RIGHT