In all my years I've never heard 'old man river' sung with such feeling. Sammy's talent brought this song 'alive' for me. Mr. Davis must be 'singing' in heaven to a packed audience.
Nt sure what year this was done, but the number he is opened with is, "Choreography" from the movie "White Christmas" with Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye.
SAMMY DAVIS JR! Sammy was known years ago as "The World's Greatest Entertainer." He was!! This great man could sing beautifully, dance with grace and polish,
he was a Broadway Theater Actor! I saw him perform in a Broadway show called "Golden Boy." Here Sammy shows us just how great he was! Amazing tap dancing plus great singing! May God Bless Sammy Davis JR!
After seeing such a display of talent... come on!! do we have to accept that ALL we've got left today is Bieber and MTV??? Poor signs of our times...!!
WOW! I'm really glad that the audience applauded like they did even though the act was not over. And loved that cheer at the end of the act. I would have been doing more than that. I would be jumping up and down screaming like a fangirl.
And it just tears me up that even that long ago the majority of audience there is white :')
I miss that little talented man, he was funny, he had a great voice and he sure could dance, I didn't realize how much I missed him, they don't make talent like that any more.......Old Man River gives me goose pimples.....
With the same token isn't disappointing to her bad news about someone who has the same first or last name as you. What about if the person has the same first and last name as you - and they're on the news for killing someone? Oprah Winfrey did a show like the that. The guest said their lives were changed by it. My brothers name is Samuel (we call him Sammy or Sam) last name Davis. I started this discussion earlier for those who missed the last post.
Dear Gangsta547, from my elderly musician mother (who tries to use the web but can't quite get the hang of it yet!) & myself - we both thank you so much for uploading this video. It brought back so many memories for my mother. And for me, to hear & see this just cements the fact that this is superb entertainment, absolute showmanship that is unsurpassed. Brilliance which this world has not seen for a long, long time. XO
Q: Did he literally make his cigarette vanish into thin air, or did he toss it off stage at 1:51? He had it in his hand, then all of a sudden it wasn't there.
i saw him in Milan Palatrussardi-year 1988 about. a show with Frank Sinatra & Liza Minelli formidable....in this video ...I HATE THIS DAMNED CIGARETTE.......
Oh my fucking God that performance of old man river has to be one of the best performances I have ever SEEEEEEEEEEN!!!!!! fabuloso!! bravissimia!!! oh dear I'm crying already...
Mr Davis Jr. is so beautiful; charming, funny, genius talent - so powerful. Him singing Ol’ Man River is enough to make the hardest person cry. His sentiment is so current. I’m so glad I know about this classy Gent.
Sammie Davis is on my list of the Baddest Motherfuckers to ever exist. There are certain people who when they enter a room, just reek coolness, and Sammie Davis Jr was without a doubt one of them.
This guy was so much fun to watch. If he had a talent other than for performing, it was his ability to tolerate SHIT from people, especially the other "rats" in the Rat Pack.
In this video we see him tap dance, which shows his great dancing skills. But then there is a real treat! Sammy soulfully sings "Old Man River" with all the pain and feeling that the lyrics convey! This was a performance of true greatness! I am touched by it!
God bless you Sammy Davis!! The World misses you!!
No Argument. Everyone knows it! No contest with Sinatra.
I am a fan of both of these greats! Sammy could do it all - singing, dancing, impersonating! Frank was a great singer of ballads, of love lost, love found, and unrequited love. That was his greateness!! No need to compare these two greats!
Each was great in his own right, but as far as a "complete entertainer," Sammy Davis rightly can be called by that name. God Bless both of these greats!
This man was really multi-talented, a rare species then, more so today. Had he been a white dude, he probably would had attained the status of Mr Sinatra, or perhaps even exceeded him.
@GinoongJojo If you truly believe that Sinatra was a better performer than Sammy Davis, I don't think you are considering the depth of talent of each man. Sinatra was a good singer but lost his voice later in life and had only his sense of tempo to sustain his popularity. Sammy had everything--singing, dancing, acting. He was able to maintain a very high level despite failing health and advancing age. I believe Davis was far superior to Sinatra, and in all ways a better entertainer.
man i grew up in 70's (38 y/o) and ive just stopped watching TV and listening to this bs thats out today.. im hooked on this old school stuff on youtube... this guy is just amazing!! watchted this like 10 times in a row.. FU gaga
I loved watching Sammy on TV when I was little. It's too bad that a lot of kids today don't know who he is. He is one of the greatest of all time. We still love you Sammy
We should build a monument bigger than any monument known to man kind for our children to visit and be inspired by it an value the art of entertainment without being tainted by culture of skin color!
Sammy Davis, Jr. Sammy reputedly could do "the trick": extend his hand, put a glass on top of it, pull back his hand, draw, fire, and shatter the glass before it hit the ground. He was ranked third or fourth nationally in quick draw competition, which was the rage in the late 1950’s. As he used to say, "It only takes one good eye to shoot."
Never have been touched and amazed by any other singer and dancer, like I have been by Sammy Davis Jr. What a weird personality, what an unbelievably talented man.
Talent and character man. Sammy Davis Jr. was probably the greatest entertainer of the century. Michael Jackson's side show image took alot from his legacy...but even without that, he doesn't hold a candle to SDJ. Sammy great pipes, Michael Jackson was a very weak singer after his voice changed. Anyone who hasn't heard "The Shelter of Her Arms" by Sammy needs to do so immediately.
I was lucky enough to see Sammy in Lake Tahoe in the early 80's. Without question the most talented individual i have ever seen and probably the greatest total entertainer ever.he has what i have heard described as the "arrogance of greatness" And he deserved to have it.
My MikeyBear (Michael Jackson) introduced me to Sammy Davis Jr... omg i didnt know he wuz dis talented.... he had me on the edge uf mah seat in excitmentt.. den wen he sanqq Ol Man River, i started cryinqqq.... he puts so muchh passion into his sonqq nd dancee... now i see wheree Mikeyy getz it.. :''')
If talent is the measure,Sammy Davis Jr was the greatest entertainer in the 20th century-everyone- absolutely everyone-who sees him perform should remember that he paid his dues as well-some heavy dues-that paved the way for others to follow a little more easily-god bless his soul-and thanks ever so much for posting this example of his work
This was wonderful...HE WAS BROUGHT TO ME BY VISION AND I GOT UP AND CHECK HIM OUT..WOW...THAT IS A WHOLE LOT OF PERFORMING...AMAZING AND HE HAS SUCH spirit with what he do..his heart is deep in it..THANKS FOR THIS VIDEO
Some people say singers are no good until they have experience. I give it a different name. Everyone has to earn the right to do certain things - singing being a very good example. There are a few people with more of a right to sing The Ole Man River than Sammy.
I love Sammy Davis Jr and this song made me cry and as i watch this video i thought he did a lot he sings, dances, he was in the war and he did impressions and i was thinking someone should try and do a impression of him dont try and sing that song like him because you cant only he can sing a song like that and make it mean something to at lease one person.
this is on of my fav videos of sammy and you have to like him because he has so much feel in his song and dance and he is one who changed the world with many other people and this is a video that proves it. and any song he sang so one can compare to this song and many many others thanks to the person who put this video on
Mr. Davis was a unique human being not only because of his prolic talent but that he rose above much adversity, blind in one eye, Black at a time of extreme Jim Crowism & racism born into extreme poverty, had his life threatened (until Frank Sinatra - who truly loved Sammy lke a brother- stepped in and put a stop to it), because he married a Swedsh beauty, blonde May Britt, YET was wildly succesful and beloved by all - Black and White alike! Guess what else about Sammy - he was Republican!
If only there were more people with as much heart as Sammy had, we would be much further ahead in treating everyone equal ! Thanks for the post Gangsta!
Sammy Davis appeared on the Phil Donahue show some time in the late 80's. Great interview --There was a very touching exchange he had with an elderly woman inthe audience who had been a chorus dancer many years before. He had hip surgery not long before that, but he invited her on stage to dance. Does anyone have that to post?
Yes I think it would be most humorous! But then again it would possibly be too painful to watch! Mr Davis is such a rare breed! There isn't enough X Factor non-entities on the planet to fill the void he left behind. I figure we'll have to wait for the Universe to collapse then re-expand again and hopefully a human being will somehow arise on a planet somewhere who may possibly fill that void. What I am saying basically is that it might take a while!
with a cig in his mouth?!? WOW what a champ all those movie stars back then like john wayne how did they do that stuff while smoking?!? when i smoked i had NO endurance!
Such wonderful memories from my youth in front of tube... Sammy helped break the color line for me when I asked my extended family and neighbors why the Negroes lived across the viaducts on the Southside of --& then attended a 95% black urban high school in the 60's to meet smarter folks than I. They helped me to learn about more racism and a colorless, multi-templed God and so much truth from all my southside neighbors regardless of origin or religion.
The king of the rat pack. How the world has changed
mrkhinchliffe 2 days ago
I really LOLed,@3:48 when he says to the black guy "I knew we had a brother tonight"
MrMGD92 1 week ago
This dude was talented.
MrClark91210 1 week ago
sammy the demi god
5050zulu1 1 week ago
Up above the rest of the pack Sammy Sammy in the Class of his own.you drive me crazy !,
mondedhladhla 1 week ago
The real staff uncomparable Sammy inthebCla
mondedhladhla 1 week ago
HEY! This is my Jam! I love the Count Basie Jam, nice inclusion! :) Sammy could do it all! :)
DemonstrativeRanD 1 week ago
Beautiful :)!
Fashion4life 1 week ago
old man river got it :D
acquakes 1 week ago
WHATS THE LAST SONG !!!
best thing iv ever heard
acquakes 1 week ago
They don't make them like this anymore!!
ceeceesrevenge33 2 weeks ago
00:30 African American Mr. Rodgers. :D
ang3lb3ar 1 month ago
That is REAL talent. A gift not a gimmic.
blackburnham 1 month ago
mr smooth
educatedrock 1 month ago
In all my years I've never heard 'old man river' sung with such feeling. Sammy's talent brought this song 'alive' for me. Mr. Davis must be 'singing' in heaven to a packed audience.
R.I.P. Mr. Davis Many thanks for posting....
capelarry 1 month ago
yeah the feeling!!!!
koyito92 1 month ago
Nt sure what year this was done, but the number he is opened with is, "Choreography" from the movie "White Christmas" with Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye.
jimgiunta 1 month ago
Does anyone know what year this was from?
kpasanski 1 month ago
man i cant believe he is tap dancing, silk shirt and cigarette in hand.. incredible
bentarver 1 month ago
SAMMY DAVIS JR! Sammy was known years ago as "The World's Greatest Entertainer." He was!! This great man could sing beautifully, dance with grace and polish,
he was a Broadway Theater Actor! I saw him perform in a Broadway show called "Golden Boy." Here Sammy shows us just how great he was! Amazing tap dancing plus great singing! May God Bless Sammy Davis JR!
TheMusicguy68 1 month ago
@TribeLamont Hahaha, no talent whatsoever! I think the talent of all our generations funneled into his DNA because none of us got any of it.
sammydavisjrsr 1 month ago
So elegant' so amasing!! A real artist!
batchava 1 month ago
So elegant' so amasing!!
batchava 1 month ago
3 people have no soul.
bigdaddy3k 3 months ago 7
This video has waaay to less views.
Somai82 3 months ago
Thanks, gracias.grazzie....obrigado!!!
machadoneto41 3 months ago
It's crazy how many sounds his feet can make in one count!
snazzydancer100 3 months ago
Sammy was a great entertainer he will be missed
stoneybstoneface 3 months ago
BEUTIFULLLLLLLLLLLLLLL SAMMYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!
lirios77 3 months ago
That's my mom's uncle.
sammydavisjrsr 3 months ago
@sammydavisjrsr YOURE LUCKY!!! there is no doubt you have to be talented if you are tied to Sammy!
TribeLamont 1 month ago
hands clapping!
lilmax96 3 months ago
Legend!
Partibanification 3 months ago
talent period
alimuh007 3 months ago
Oh what a GEM of a video!!!!!!!!!!!
Bowie37David 3 months ago
Wow. Just WOW. I always knew Sammy D was great, but I hadn't seen this. Hail to the Candyman!
easchit 4 months ago
This is tap dancing you silly goose!
TheBeccable 4 months ago
01:44 Jack Sparrow, for God's sake!
krzemianpl 4 months ago
After seeing such a display of talent... come on!! do we have to accept that ALL we've got left today is Bieber and MTV??? Poor signs of our times...!!
gdhgeorge 4 months ago
WOW! I'm really glad that the audience applauded like they did even though the act was not over. And loved that cheer at the end of the act. I would have been doing more than that. I would be jumping up and down screaming like a fangirl.
And it just tears me up that even that long ago the majority of audience there is white :')
spiritfired 5 months ago
this is back then when humor really was fun
harhainen 5 months ago
2 people are silly gooses!!!! ;)
martinaee 5 months ago
qualityy
mj4ever211 5 months ago
Jeepers 'ol man river was bleedin' fantastic!!
vaikla 5 months ago
can't get enough of listening to this. Perfect!!!
SpoofedTVadmin 5 months ago
I miss that little talented man, he was funny, he had a great voice and he sure could dance, I didn't realize how much I missed him, they don't make talent like that any more.......Old Man River gives me goose pimples.....
35777 5 months ago
He was the greatest performer of his time. I just wish we had come farther. It is still the same in America. People just don't pay attention.
medicjwjw 6 months ago
With the same token isn't disappointing to her bad news about someone who has the same first or last name as you. What about if the person has the same first and last name as you - and they're on the news for killing someone? Oprah Winfrey did a show like the that. The guest said their lives were changed by it. My brothers name is Samuel (we call him Sammy or Sam) last name Davis. I started this discussion earlier for those who missed the last post.
Sydia311 6 months ago
tti did´nt know that are somebody is out there who like it the way i do
TheSonnerle 6 months ago
One of the all time gr8 showtimers
MrTap50 6 months ago
This was one of the most amazing performers not only of his time but eternally! He is among the reason I ever got into dance/acting & singing!
ThePaulE1974 6 months ago
Dear Gangsta547, from my elderly musician mother (who tries to use the web but can't quite get the hang of it yet!) & myself - we both thank you so much for uploading this video. It brought back so many memories for my mother. And for me, to hear & see this just cements the fact that this is superb entertainment, absolute showmanship that is unsurpassed. Brilliance which this world has not seen for a long, long time. XO
vanessamcqueen11 6 months ago
Uploader, the captions you added are annoying as hell. Please, stop ruining such an amazing video by inserting in dumb Internet jargon constantly.
I'm aware you can turn it off, but why bother when I can click on another uploader's video that isn't ruined?
KoH4711 6 months ago
wow im truly speech less
MrPapoloco 6 months ago
How can anyone ever beat thissssssssss ; D
jettcenterfold 6 months ago
Beautiful stuff. They don't make them like Sammy anymore. RIP.
thewall67 6 months ago
An entertainer with cigarette in hand on camera in today's tv standards? NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
amazingdany 6 months ago
すごい。素晴らしい。最高。ありがとう。
junfsinatra 7 months ago
Q: Did he literally make his cigarette vanish into thin air, or did he toss it off stage at 1:51? He had it in his hand, then all of a sudden it wasn't there.
Visionary0001 7 months ago
Love the Dean Martin impression! Sammy was the best!
Lainer1 7 months ago
fantastic...........
moonlightghotic 7 months ago
AMAZING
cam103080 7 months ago
i saw him in Milan Palatrussardi-year 1988 about. a show with Frank Sinatra & Liza Minelli formidable....in this video ...I HATE THIS DAMNED CIGARETTE.......
holertogni 7 months ago
Hey, look! It's Louie Bellson! :D
ArtofRi0t 7 months ago
cheers xx
kel6028 7 months ago
Is there any way you can take out your commentary? It's really annoying, distracting, and fucks with the jive.
therealbookslut 8 months ago
wow, you could smoke on tv before!
kingrocker44 8 months ago
I would love to tap dance and be smooth and graceful, unfortunately I'm 5ft8 and over 200 lbs, I'll stick with doing what I do. lol
PhillyGirl1 8 months ago
Oh my fucking God that performance of old man river has to be one of the best performances I have ever SEEEEEEEEEEN!!!!!! fabuloso!! bravissimia!!! oh dear I'm crying already...
Bowie37David 8 months ago
Dancing (Tap Dancing which is a lost art) , Singing, Acting, Witty / Clever comedy and witt....and its all just in this one skitt
cdazzle007 9 months ago
Muito bem !!! EXCELENTE...
karda2002 9 months ago
Mr Davis Jr. is so beautiful; charming, funny, genius talent - so powerful. Him singing Ol’ Man River is enough to make the hardest person cry. His sentiment is so current. I’m so glad I know about this classy Gent.
rainetelles 9 months ago 4
why does he always look like he is exhausted and about to fall and all of the sudden POW.....pure energy!!!
contact1araya 9 months ago
正直メチャクチャだな！ちゃんと勝負しろ！！
tomoyasu1119 9 months ago
I never new sammy davis was this good, Im floored
snowmchristv 9 months ago
THE FIRST GREATEST ENTERTAINER
janjvon2000 9 months ago
this made me sad cause he was right :(
curtismichael14 10 months ago 8
@curtismichael14 i appreciate the emotion youve had from this vid curtis man , thanks.
Gangsta547 10 months ago
@Gangsta547 no problem,he was a genius
curtismichael14 10 months ago
@curtismichael14 wow u get sad easy:0
luvy0ubab3 1 month ago
marvelous :D
tamaragranger 10 months ago
This made me cry, only Sammy could do it like this!!!
Omolly100 10 months ago
He killed it!!!
SweetDeaModupe 10 months ago
God sent this precious talent to us.
teresalacalamita 10 months ago
Who could possibly dislike this video?!? 1 person is a KKK member
jonnism77 10 months ago
The greatest performer that ever lived. Hilight of my life is seeing him live once.
amazmace 10 months ago
Sammy Davis Jr,,, Second to No One.....
Solison 10 months ago
Never again will there be a talent like Sammy... thanks for everything....
gene5359 11 months ago
3:43 I KNEW WE HAD A BROTHA!
wraitheater 11 months ago 21
Sammie Davis is on my list of the Baddest Motherfuckers to ever exist. There are certain people who when they enter a room, just reek coolness, and Sammie Davis Jr was without a doubt one of them.
redmr2na 11 months ago
The Last Part Was SO POWERFUL!!!
Great Performer, LOVE IT!
MsDesiie 11 months ago
This guy was so much fun to watch. If he had a talent other than for performing, it was his ability to tolerate SHIT from people, especially the other "rats" in the Rat Pack.
MondoBeno 11 months ago
Very Talented man----Very cool too----Love Tap Dancing!Melinda as Marilyn Monroe@Melindajazzrus
Melindajazzrus 11 months ago
I have to say I grew up Listing to This era my dad used to listen to this all the time makes me remember Dad
bugeyetv 11 months ago
He was extraordinary! No doubt about it. Love that guy!
gfine2000 11 months ago
Sam is funny
crystal1761 11 months ago
The tap dancing was astounding. But it all is. We shall never see his like again. What a genuine star.
blozmo 11 months ago
get rid of those thought bubbles dued
maxDSferris 11 months ago
Smoking kills.
1939PlymouthRatRod 1 year ago
I took tap dancing for 13 years and my taps never sounded like that. amazing
pattiemac1 1 year ago
With respect to all who are and have been entertainers, this man was beyond a doubt the greatest entertainer the world has known.
ohannahdad 1 year ago 9
Sammy Davis is a genius!
ricardoluiz1964 1 year ago
Message to Sammy Davis, Jr:
You were one of greatest entertainers ever!
Sorry you had to pass on!
BUT: You left a great musical legacy!
Decades later- Your Fans and the entire world is still enjoying your great performances! Keep singing and tapping in Heaven! God Bess You!
jefflevin7 1 year ago 3
WOW! SAMMY DAVIS WAS AMAZING!!
In this video we see him tap dance, which shows his great dancing skills. But then there is a real treat! Sammy soulfully sings "Old Man River" with all the pain and feeling that the lyrics convey! This was a performance of true greatness! I am touched by it!
God bless you Sammy Davis!! The World misses you!!
jefflevin7 1 year ago
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♫ Happy Birthday Sammy Davis Jr TODAY! ♫
8th Dec 2010 - would be 85 today!
We miss you Sammy!!
silkywilly47 1 year ago 5
Sammy Davis was the "Greatest Entertainer."
No Argument. Everyone knows it! No contest with Sinatra.
I am a fan of both of these greats! Sammy could do it all - singing, dancing, impersonating! Frank was a great singer of ballads, of love lost, love found, and unrequited love. That was his greateness!! No need to compare these two greats!
Each was great in his own right, but as far as a "complete entertainer," Sammy Davis rightly can be called by that name. God Bless both of these greats!
BigDaddy3095 1 year ago 3
HELLO EVERYONE! I GREW UP IN THE 1950'S AND SAW SAMMY PERFORM MANY TIMES! SAMMY WAS CALLED
"THE WORLD'S GREATEST ENTERTAINER" BY EVERYONE!!
REASONS ARE OBVIOUS: 1) GREAT SINGER, 2) GREAT DANCER, 3) GREAT IMPERSONATOR! GOD BLESS U SAMMY!
YOU WERE THE GREATEST!!
jefflevin7 1 year ago
This man was really multi-talented, a rare species then, more so today. Had he been a white dude, he probably would had attained the status of Mr Sinatra, or perhaps even exceeded him.
GinoongJojo 1 year ago
@GinoongJojo If you truly believe that Sinatra was a better performer than Sammy Davis, I don't think you are considering the depth of talent of each man. Sinatra was a good singer but lost his voice later in life and had only his sense of tempo to sustain his popularity. Sammy had everything--singing, dancing, acting. He was able to maintain a very high level despite failing health and advancing age. I believe Davis was far superior to Sinatra, and in all ways a better entertainer.
Barakx8 1 year ago
looks like he's showing Tom Jones at some point =D
great soulful performance
assa123assa123 1 year ago
the man is god itself
hollowman113 1 year ago
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bentarver 1 year ago
man i grew up in 70's (38 y/o) and ive just stopped watching TV and listening to this bs thats out today.. im hooked on this old school stuff on youtube... this guy is just amazing!! watchted this like 10 times in a row.. FU gaga
bentarver 1 year ago 3
I loved watching Sammy on TV when I was little. It's too bad that a lot of kids today don't know who he is. He is one of the greatest of all time. We still love you Sammy
kingskid72579 1 year ago
We should build a monument bigger than any monument known to man kind for our children to visit and be inspired by it an value the art of entertainment without being tainted by culture of skin color!
RadicallyHonest 1 year ago
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The GREATEST ENTERTAINER who ever lived..He had more talent in his little finger than the whole rat pack put 2gether..
thomasstanners1967 1 year ago
oh goodness he is so awesome!
thisisnotyours1 1 year ago
Sammy Davis, Jr. Sammy reputedly could do "the trick": extend his hand, put a glass on top of it, pull back his hand, draw, fire, and shatter the glass before it hit the ground. He was ranked third or fourth nationally in quick draw competition, which was the rage in the late 1950’s. As he used to say, "It only takes one good eye to shoot."
TOMSLASSIE 1 year ago
THE ULTIMATE ENTERTAINER
spokeshole 1 year ago
What an incredible artist!!! Tap dancing rules!
washen8 1 year ago
This is magic.
hannahabarca 1 year ago
Never have been touched and amazed by any other singer and dancer, like I have been by Sammy Davis Jr. What a weird personality, what an unbelievably talented man.
Catopa 1 year ago
all while smoking a rette.
jaybou263 1 year ago
THE best! End of discussion. No further debate. That's it.
dmreeoogdaq 1 year ago
Sammy Davis Jr. was the freaking ULTIMATE ENTERTAINER!!!!!!! #1 in my book. MJ 1(b)
drummajor727 1 year ago
Spellbinding! You are right Gangsta547, he did it all.
rskissack 1 year ago
sinatra did ol' man river better
halfcrazy2030 1 year ago
OH.....MY...GOD.....he is fuckin AMAZING!! =D
datchick360 1 year ago
wow now i see why Michael jackson said Sammy inspired him so much to dance and sing....i mean look at this he is great
marfox12 1 year ago
Talent and character man. Sammy Davis Jr. was probably the greatest entertainer of the century. Michael Jackson's side show image took alot from his legacy...but even without that, he doesn't hold a candle to SDJ. Sammy great pipes, Michael Jackson was a very weak singer after his voice changed. Anyone who hasn't heard "The Shelter of Her Arms" by Sammy needs to do so immediately.
Waszma 1 year ago 2
Who is Michael Jackson?! THIS man is the REAL king!!!!
seajayaway 1 year ago 3
I was lucky enough to see Sammy in Lake Tahoe in the early 80's. Without question the most talented individual i have ever seen and probably the greatest total entertainer ever.he has what i have heard described as the "arrogance of greatness" And he deserved to have it.
rotmahne 1 year ago
My MikeyBear (Michael Jackson) introduced me to Sammy Davis Jr... omg i didnt know he wuz dis talented.... he had me on the edge uf mah seat in excitmentt.. den wen he sanqq Ol Man River, i started cryinqqq.... he puts so muchh passion into his sonqq nd dancee... now i see wheree Mikeyy getz it.. :''')
MikeyJLove4EVER 1 year ago 3
wow 191 and 0!
brooklynnite86 1 year ago
he is great
littlemountain2477 1 year ago
i loooooove him!
DaniJK4L 1 year ago 2
If talent is the measure,Sammy Davis Jr was the greatest entertainer in the 20th century-everyone- absolutely everyone-who sees him perform should remember that he paid his dues as well-some heavy dues-that paved the way for others to follow a little more easily-god bless his soul-and thanks ever so much for posting this example of his work
binfordiu 1 year ago 3
Sammy Davis Jr truly is the most versatile entertainer and one of the most talented.
It was my love for Michael Jackson (another one of the greats) that introduced me to Sammy Davis Jr... They loved each other and I love them both.
Sammy Davis Jr was the template for the consummate performer! I long for this kind of talent in our day and age. It is truly soooo rare!
kashiaroundtheworld 1 year ago 5
This was wonderful...HE WAS BROUGHT TO ME BY VISION AND I GOT UP AND CHECK HIM OUT..WOW...THAT IS A WHOLE LOT OF PERFORMING...AMAZING AND HE HAS SUCH spirit with what he do..his heart is deep in it..THANKS FOR THIS VIDEO
SALLYANGEL2 1 year ago
Some people say singers are no good until they have experience. I give it a different name. Everyone has to earn the right to do certain things - singing being a very good example. There are a few people with more of a right to sing The Ole Man River than Sammy.
Culieoriginal 1 year ago
This is why youtube is so great.
Amazing to see this.
RIP the greatest entertainer that ever lived.
gmonkey808 1 year ago
oh my god. where is the talent, I have tears in my eyes, too much.
tallersica 1 year ago
" 'Cause your small, small......SM-ALL"
mrceebees14 1 year ago
I love Sammy Davis Jr and this song made me cry and as i watch this video i thought he did a lot he sings, dances, he was in the war and he did impressions and i was thinking someone should try and do a impression of him dont try and sing that song like him because you cant only he can sing a song like that and make it mean something to at lease one person.
SSTTEEFF55 1 year ago
this is on of my fav videos of sammy and you have to like him because he has so much feel in his song and dance and he is one who changed the world with many other people and this is a video that proves it. and any song he sang so one can compare to this song and many many others thanks to the person who put this video on
SSTTEEFF55 1 year ago
So 1:21 is where Michael Jackson got that pose from...
EveryNameIsTakenFFS2 1 year ago 33
@EveryNameIsTakenFFS2 LOL? That was nothing like MJ >_<
Woodsaras 11 months ago
@Woodsaras Have you seen the This Is It cover??
EveryNameIsTakenFFS2 9 months ago
@EveryNameIsTakenFFS2
Yes, that is the Candie Man finally pose!
vinbert 10 months ago
sammys just amazing at everything he does
Blackjesus3 1 year ago
He did it all with a cigarette... Fuck, he is cool.
thetubkins 1 year ago 5
No one like him today that's for sure. Amazing.
wordster100 1 year ago 3
Wonderful! I have no other word, except thank-you!
MizRoxy2005 1 year ago
this is entertainment....that crap lady gaga does is far from entertaining
gabri2889 1 year ago 47
@gabri2889
that´s true!
ILMOJ18 10 months ago
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@gabri2889
thats true!
ILMOJ18 10 months ago
sammy i am your bigest fan ever love your work i would have loved to meet you
SSTTEEFF55 1 year ago
Absolutly outstanding , worlds greatest entertainer EVER bar none ...sammy you were the man !!!!!
cbigspuds1 1 year ago
What a man.
crowe 1 year ago
All that amazing talent wrapped up in such a wonderful man!
clayeyes 1 year ago
superb
lejoneehranmsncom 1 year ago
Mr. Davis was a unique human being not only because of his prolic talent but that he rose above much adversity, blind in one eye, Black at a time of extreme Jim Crowism & racism born into extreme poverty, had his life threatened (until Frank Sinatra - who truly loved Sammy lke a brother- stepped in and put a stop to it), because he married a Swedsh beauty, blonde May Britt, YET was wildly succesful and beloved by all - Black and White alike! Guess what else about Sammy - he was Republican!
foxxeeyy 1 year ago 3
this is just amazing
Blackjesus3 1 year ago 2
Ladies and gentleman, the world's greatest entertainer.
SteelerJsun 1 year ago 2
why is he always smokin thats what killed him
SuperGraceland 1 year ago
I love that Michael admired this guy. He's the coolest!!!
cupcake101 1 year ago 2
what year was this?
LoneWarriorShow 1 year ago
If only there were more people with as much heart as Sammy had, we would be much further ahead in treating everyone equal ! Thanks for the post Gangsta!
krg1971 1 year ago
@krg1971
Yes, Mr Davis' performance is so beautiful! He had such a depth of beauty inside and it was revealed when he sang! Wonderful!
marcusgael 1 year ago
Sammy Davis appeared on the Phil Donahue show some time in the late 80's. Great interview --There was a very touching exchange he had with an elderly woman inthe audience who had been a chorus dancer many years before. He had hip surgery not long before that, but he invited her on stage to dance. Does anyone have that to post?
casualobserver51 1 year ago
That's what i call a good show!
VASTIEN 1 year ago
I love the man. RIP Sammy.
kingalow1 1 year ago
Outstanding! I'd like to see an X factor reject do that
voodoochilled1 1 year ago 2
@voodoochilled1
Yes I think it would be most humorous! But then again it would possibly be too painful to watch! Mr Davis is such a rare breed! There isn't enough X Factor non-entities on the planet to fill the void he left behind. I figure we'll have to wait for the Universe to collapse then re-expand again and hopefully a human being will somehow arise on a planet somewhere who may possibly fill that void. What I am saying basically is that it might take a while!
marcusgael 1 year ago 2
@marcusgael Well I'll wait in vain, but won't hold my breath!
voodoochilled1 1 year ago
ok give me four bars from home!
swankswag 1 year ago
he is the man :D
Blackjesus3 1 year ago
rip
i discovered him through michael jackson
so what michael loves i love too
zabbabou 1 year ago
with a cig in his mouth?!? WOW what a champ all those movie stars back then like john wayne how did they do that stuff while smoking?!? when i smoked i had NO endurance!
Aohan815 1 year ago
Such wonderful memories from my youth in front of tube... Sammy helped break the color line for me when I asked my extended family and neighbors why the Negroes lived across the viaducts on the Southside of --& then attended a 95% black urban high school in the 60's to meet smarter folks than I. They helped me to learn about more racism and a colorless, multi-templed God and so much truth from all my southside neighbors regardless of origin or religion.
paulcycles 1 year ago
It took a lot of courage for Sammy Davis Jr. to sing Ole Man River back then in front of that audience.
denzelsnipes69 1 year ago