- The Decca Years · 1990
- What Kind of Fool Am I & Other Show Stoppers · 1962
- The Decca Years · 1990
- 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Sammy Davis, Jr. · 1968
- The Decca Years · 1955
- Lounge Legends: Sammy Davis Jr. · 2002
- I've Gotta Be Me: The Best of Sammy Davis Jr. On Reprise · 1996
- I've Gotta Be Me: The Best of Sammy Davis Jr. On Reprise · 1996
- The Candy Man Swings · 2002
- Our Shining Hour · 1965
- 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Sammy Davis, Jr. · 2002
- The Sammy Davis Jr. Show · 1966
- It's All Over but the Swingin' · 1957
Music Videos
Artist Playlists
- He was the consummate song-and-dance man, whose playful humor crossed racial borders.
- Every corner of his catalog leaves room for joyous humor.
Singles & EPs
- 2017
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About Sammy Davis, Jr.
Sammy Davis Jr. was part of the legendary Rat Pack alongside Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, bringing an über-cool swing to the early-’60s Las Vegas casino scene. Born in New York City in 1925, Davis was an all-around entertainer—a gifted actor, singer, and dancer who started out drumming and hoofing with the Will Mastin Trio when he was just a child. By the ’50s he was starring in films and on Broadway and establishing his recording career. His biggest early hit came in 1955 with “Something’s Gotta Give”; a string of Rat Pack films beginning with 1960’s Ocean’s 11 cemented Davis’s celebrity status. The fact that he was an African American working in film and onstage with white performers on equal footing was a significant symbolic rallying point in America’s civil rights struggle. His greatest chart success followed in 1972 with “The Candy Man,” written for the film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Davis passed away in 1990 but remains an eternal icon of old-school showbiz cool.
- FROM
- Harlem, NY, United States
- BORN
- December 8, 1925
- GENRE
- Pop