Birth Of The Blues - Sammy Davis Jr. [ Live In Paris 1985 ]
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Title | Birth Of The Blues - Sammy Davis Jr. [ Live In Paris 1985 ] |
Author | VideoVision - Retro Music Live ! |
Duration | 4:09 |
File Format | MP3 / MP4 |
Original URL | https://youtube.com/watch?v=4NAjqk022eg |
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Samuel George Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990)
Although Sammy Davis Jr. was born in New York City in 1925, he was almost literally " born in a trunk ". His father, Sam Davis and his mother, Elvira, were both in show business and most of Sammy's childhood was spent backstage. He celebrated his first birthday in a dressing room of the old Hippodrome Theatre.
At five, Sammy's dancing and singing brought him to Hollywood, where he continued to develop his talents appearing with Ethel Waters . He later perfected his dancing by training with one of the great technicians in the field, the late Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. His voice developed new proportions,and his comedy routines included a series of amazing imitations.
On November 19, 1954, the career of Sammy Davis Jr. almost came to a sudden and tragic close. Whilst driving to Los Angeles to record the title tune for the Universal Picture "Six Bridges to Cross", Sammy was the victim of an automobile smash and narrowly escaped death. He was so seriously injured that his left eye had to be removed. In spite of the terrible shock, Sammy rallied and went on with his work. He even insisted that he was the "luckiest guy in the world."
By 1960, Davis was a star in his own right. But he was also a member of the legendary Rat Pack, comprised of Sinatra, Dean Martin, Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop, the hard-partying superstars of the Las Vegas and Los Angeles nightclub scenes. Davis appeared with members of the pack in the films Ocean’s 11 (1960), Sergeants 3 (1962) and Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964). Davis was also a featured player in films outside of the pack, including A Man Called Adam (1966), having the titular role opposite Louis Armstrong. And he was unforgettable in Bob Fosse's Sweet Charity (1969, with Shirley MacLaine), in which Davis appeared as the charismatic, singing and strutting guru Big Daddy.
Davis was a heavy smoker, and in 1989 doctors discovered a tumor in his throat. The fall of that year he gave what would be his final performance, at the Harrah’s casino in Lake Tahoe. Shortly thereafter, Davis underwent radiation therapy. Though the disease appeared to be in remission, it was later discovered to have returned. On May 16, 1990, Sammy Davis Jr. passed away at his home in Beverly Hills, California, at the age of 64.
Shortly after his death on May 16, 1990, the hotels on the Las Vegas Strip turned off their exterior lights for 10 minutes in tribute. There is currently an outdoor theater in Las Vegas named in his honor, the Sammy Davis Jr. Festival Plaza.
" You have to be able to look back at your own life and say, "Yeah, that was fun." The only person I ever hurt was myself and even that I did to the minimum. If you can do that and you're still functioning, you're the luckiest person in the world. " SDJ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Davis_Jr.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Davis_Jr._discography