Singer, dancer, actor, comedian, impressionist, drummer, gun trick artist and civil rights activist. Arguably the greatist entertainer that ever lived!
Keenan Steverson Sam has no rivals when it comes to multi talented entertainers, I can think of none, really in a class of his own there cannot be a debate.
Sammy Davis Jr. an amazing Showman who broke barriers with his mad skills, style and grace. Amazing chops and uber cool as well. Love me some Sammy and there will never be another like him. Play his music and videos for your children and grandchildren to carry his legacy forever! Love you man!
My ex father in law (session drummer) played for Dean, Frank and Sammy. He said Sammy was the nicest down to earth man in the business. He hated playing for him, he said "Sammy never new how to get off stage, he didnt want the show to end". He laughed and said he was the greatest talent
I come back to this video several times every year to remind myself Sammy Davis Jr. is the greatest vocalist this world has ever known. Freddie Mercury is a very close second, but no one tops Sammy.
I absolutely loved this performance. I was fortunate enough to not only meat the grate man but we were also neighbours and good friends with the band leader; the grate Count Basie.
Right on, daddy-o! For saying what you did about one of the coolest hepcats to ever grace a stage, I gave you a GREAT, BiG, HUMONGOUS “thumb’s up,” baby!!!
Let's see, he could sing, dance, act, do spot-on impersonations & was a fast-draw artist and fancy gun spinner. NOBODY now days has half of his talent!
I watch this video often and what I appreciate most is his gracious manner. The combined entertainers today don’t possess a fraction of the the talent Mr Davis had and at the end of the song he thanked the audience for allowing him to entertain them.
It's so sad that in this day and age their is no performers like this anymore. A true legend. What baffles me is how him and some other singers from that time could smoke while singing and still kill it.
And we missed entertaining today.. there isn’t no entertainer today.. it’s very political or mean spirited and condescending.. I mean it’s fine we got that today too but a little of someone who just wants to entertain you and having a good time is not a bad thing either..
I honestly believe that Sammy had more overall talent than anybody else in showbiz. Including his fellow Rat Packers. He could do it all. We miss you Sammy! 🥃🚬
Just a question that never be answer but when he said my good pal that was here earlier this evening Mr Dean Martin ... you saw a arm handing him a drink and then a big laugh. My though just then wondering if it was Dean giving him his drink. It would be funny.
I said it before and I will say it again here and now. If there is a more versatile entertainer than Sammy Davis Jr. then I have yet to have heard of him.
Did Boot Camp 3 times because no one know what to do with him being Black,,,Cadillac redesigned their Steering wheel after he lost an eye..Credit to Dean and Frank to be his friend..
Sammy Davis Junior, absolutely perfect comments on Racism that was abound at that time. Frank Sinatra, simply wouldn't put up with it. Great Kudos to ALL OF THE RAT PACK, ABSOLUTELY EXCELLENT PERFORMERS, NEVER TO COME AGAIN.
Sammy was a remarkable impressionists . He made a record singing the song Because of You in the voices of famous singers and actors including Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
Of all 5 members of the RP, clearly Sammy was the most talented. The man could sing, dance, act, spot-on impersonations, and taught himself to play any instrument he got his mitts on and did all of these things masterfully. There was nobody like him before or since, though Jamie Foxx comes close.
You wanna do a complex Biopic? Sammy D. My man was extremely talented, and dealt with all kinds of racism, hardships, and feelings of not being accepted by his own community. The awards would just roll in
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Singer, dancer, actor, comedian, impressionist, drummer, gun trick artist and civil rights activist. Arguably the greatist entertainer that ever lived!
Absolutely
Garrett Coble Nothing to argue; that is FACT
I would love to hear the argument for who is a greater all around talent in the history of the business!
Keenan Steverson Sam has no rivals when it comes to multi talented entertainers, I can think of none, really in a class of his own there cannot be a debate.
Keenan Steverson no argument clearly the very best all around talent, no debate
The only thing Sammy couldn't do was live forever - what a colossal talent! Wherever you are, now, Sam, I love you, man.
Spot on
Groovy DrD. Groovy.
Sammy Davis Jr. an amazing Showman who broke barriers with his mad skills, style and grace. Amazing chops and uber cool as well. Love me some Sammy and there will never be another like him. Play his music and videos for your children and grandchildren to carry his legacy forever! Love you man!
Dude, that stand-up set he did in the beginning totally holds up perfectly! That shit was hilarious.
My ex father in law (session drummer) played for Dean, Frank and Sammy. He said Sammy was the nicest down to earth man in the business. He hated playing for him, he said "Sammy never new how to get off stage, he didnt want the show to end". He laughed and said he was the greatest talent
Great story, Sammy was simply the epitome of God given talent.
Great story.
That's a good story and it's nice too he mentioned the honest thing that annoyed him while still giving he respect.
Thx for sharing
Awesome
White, black an brown all loved Sammy.The world lost ah legend!!
The only person that actually could do a good Louis Armstrong impression
It's so fucking good too, can't tell the difference from the original
I come back to this video several times every year to remind myself Sammy Davis Jr. is the greatest vocalist this world has ever known. Freddie Mercury is a very close second, but no one tops Sammy.
Ever heard of Aretha, never mind Ella and Billie?
We won't even get into Enrico Caruso...
then again: Jack Jones
Freddie Mercur?OMG give me a break.Did you ever hear of Frank Sinatra,Ella Fitzgerald,Nat King Cole,Whitney Houston,Patti Labelle etc?
Always, at least once a year on new years eve! Have a good one!
Ever heard of the temptations dumbo
I absolutely loved this performance. I was fortunate enough to not only meat the grate man but we were also neighbours and good friends with the band leader; the grate Count Basie.
Meet and great.
That dean martin impression was on point
What an incredible Genius. I have been a fan since the 1970's. His Nat King Cole is ridiculous!!!!
IMHO, undoubtedly the most talented entertainer of my lifetime thus far.
for sure
Thank you so much for sharing this. No one deserves the title "The Great Entertainer" more than Sammy Davis Jr!
Wipes the floor with all the modern um... "entertainers" Don't make'em like they used to.
Right on, daddy-o! For saying what you did about one of the coolest hepcats to ever grace a stage, I gave you a GREAT, BiG, HUMONGOUS “thumb’s up,” baby!!!
Watched Sammy n Frank rehearse one day from maybe 10 ft away...and ur right...smoke today’s
Sammy Was the man, great entertainer.
Marianne
With Frank and Dean as well
Sammy Davis Jr: Drops 🎤🚶
The truest Mister Entertainment.
Nobody beats glorious Sammy!
Talent! Dean Martin impression at the end still gets me. Sammy Davis ❤️
Let's see, he could sing, dance, act, do spot-on impersonations & was a fast-draw artist and fancy gun spinner. NOBODY now days has half of his talent!
Played good drums
I watch this video often and what I appreciate most is his gracious manner. The combined entertainers today don’t possess a fraction of the the talent Mr Davis had and at the end of the song he thanked the audience for allowing him to entertain them.
this man was truly the greatest star performer ever
SO underrated! Its unfair the Lord putting ALL that talent in one person!
Andrea Sims Genius talent there will never be such a multi talent crammed into one fantastic GOLDEN BOY! RIP Mr. Davis
Not any more underrated than MJ to his generation...his moniker was ‘Mr Entertainment’...a huge entertainer ...in his day
Sammy Davis, Jr. Super mega talent!!!
The greatest entertainer God made
It's so sad that in this day and age their is no performers like this anymore. A true legend. What baffles me is how him and some other singers from that time could smoke while singing and still kill it.
Drinking from the microphone, brilliant !
I stumbled on this amazing video not knowing what a wonderful performer this man was
He was as just the greatest of all and so missed today
back then you can smoke a cigarette and still carry a serious note
Those guys never never sung even 1 note out of tune...
Massive voice from this tiny man....he really was a one off...and one of my favourite vocalists.
Impressions are spot on! Rip Sammy
The Greatest Entertainer Ever
yup
And we missed entertaining today.. there isn’t no entertainer today.. it’s very political or mean spirited and condescending.. I mean it’s fine we got that today too but a little of someone who just wants to entertain you and having a good time is not a bad thing either..
Jerry Lewis impression was perfect !
One of a kind.
Actually ... ***MORE*** than one of ***EVERY*** kind.
God given talent. There will never be another Sammy Davis Jr, that brother could do it ALL!
I honestly believe that Sammy had more overall talent than anybody else in showbiz. Including his fellow Rat Packers. He could do it all. We miss you Sammy! 🥃🚬
Breathe it in folks, you will NEVER see this God tier level of entertainment EVER again! God bless Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. 🙏🏽
Mr. Davis you are a Magnificent Performer!
Mag bloody nificent, can't stop smiling , thanks Mr Davis JR
Greatest actor alive! I love him!
just goes to show how many unique and recogneisable singers there used to be...how would you do this act today?
What an amazing talent this man had.
You know ... it's not every day that you get the chance to see an effortless genius in action on film.
Best of the best incredible talent.
SHIVERS after Nat King Cole
jezebel324 Nat King Cole and Mel Tormé were scary accurate.
Wow! So talented!
A truly great artist and entertainer
What a performance! Sammy was one of the greats...R.I.P. Sam
The best.
Period.
Wow. Love some Sammy.
They just don't make 'em like that anymore.
I love Sammy and all the crooners/ early and mid 1900's. Great footage but skip to 3:21 for beginning of impersonations. Peace and Blessings :D
I was born in the wrong decade. several of them.
Oh well. Better make the best of them
I got quite emotional when SDJ impersonated Nat King Cole. Nat, you're so very very missed.
The way he handles the mic after the 8.55 marc just shows what an experienced performer he is.
Great, " which way is the audience" I love it.... thanks for uploading
Just a question that never be answer but when he said my good pal that was here earlier this evening Mr Dean Martin ... you saw a arm handing him a drink and then a big laugh. My though just then wondering if it was Dean giving him his drink. It would be funny.
The greatest!
9minutes of pure genius
Sammy was no fool. He did a Jerry impression right after Dean. 👀
Lol if I were the audience I would sweat intensely being nervous for him 👁👄👁
Why is there always one idiot in these comments? Take your stupidity somewhere else.
I said it before and I will say it again here and now. If there is a more versatile entertainer than Sammy Davis Jr. then I have yet to have heard of him.
His stage exit is better than most shows these days
Don't make em like that no mo . !
I have no idea who he is impersonating but it's hilarious 😂 😂 this is so cool to go back in time ❤. What a classy man
Absolutely brilliant, legend.
Did Boot Camp 3 times because no one know what to do with him being Black,,,Cadillac redesigned their Steering wheel after he lost an eye..Credit to Dean and Frank to be his friend..
Greatest entertainer bar none. No one has that much talent any more.
what a voice.
TALENT!!!!! no other way to say it.
Sam was an alien no human could possibly be that talented 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
How eloquent.....what an amazing instrument he can do anything with it..... and he smoked
Sammy jr uno de los mejores en el escenario le da viva a sus canciones
Sammy Davis Junior, absolutely perfect comments on Racism that was abound at that time.
Frank Sinatra, simply wouldn't put up with it.
Great Kudos to ALL OF THE RAT PACK, ABSOLUTELY EXCELLENT PERFORMERS, NEVER TO COME AGAIN.
Wonderful talent, Mr. Sammy Davis Jr.
Fabulous!
Which way is the audience pally? Hhahahaha!
Genius entertainer!
more Mel Torme!
WOW !! What an entertainer
Sammy was a remarkable impressionists .
He made a record singing the song Because of You in the voices of famous singers and actors including Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
One for my BWAAYBE...
Why can't I thumbsup this more than once
Bed cover pst pst "You in the wrong group"
What a class act man. What happened to this country
When he sang as Nat King Cole, it was, as if for a moment, as if Nat was alive and crooning again.
Excellent
what a God!!!!!!!!!!
Bennett was a bit off but that Nat King Cole gets me everytime
I just love how exuberant the Bennett impression is. It gets a lot of laughs.
Of all 5 members of the RP, clearly Sammy was the most talented. The man could sing, dance, act, spot-on impersonations, and taught himself to play any instrument he got his mitts on and did all of these things masterfully. There was nobody like him before or since, though Jamie Foxx comes close.
Listening to him give that description of being black was chilling. The laughter like Dave Chappelle said are they laughing at me or against me.
Sammy was the best of all of us!
Entertainment was made for HIM!
He defined what entertainment was,
You wanna do a complex Biopic? Sammy D. My man was extremely talented, and dealt with all kinds of racism, hardships, and feelings of not being accepted by his own community. The awards would just roll in
Mr Entertainer...........
Skusmi Dupont 😹🔥
Ok. Now someone impersonate Sammy. (impossible)
He does these impersonations I swear you'd think it was the real people.
The book ( Deconstructing Sammy ) covers this very well.
Genius!
The Jerry Lewis broke me up
Nice one
Re:Theo It was Dean Martin's then on stage side-kick Jerry Lewis I think.
It was Jerry, but he and Dean had long since split, at this point.