Song of the Week: “This Is The House Of The People”
In honour of Inauguration Day, we highlight a Sammy Davis, Jr. recording paying tribute to the White House, democracy, and the peaceful transfer of power.
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Song of the Week: “Lost In The Stars”
Sammy Davis, Jr. delivers a beautiful reading of Lost In The Stars, the act-closing song from the Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson musical of the same name.
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Song of the Week: “All Dressed Up And No Place To Go”
A little-known song from a little-known musical, “All Dressed Up And No Place To Go” was one of the more obscure recordings of Sammy Davis, Jr.’s career.
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Song of the Week: “A Married Man”
Richard Burton had a hit with “A Married Man” from the 1965 musical Baker Street. Sammy Davis, Jr. then covered it in his album with arranger Claus Ogerman.
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Song of the Week: “Time to Ride”
Sammy Davis, Jr. recorded “Time to Ride” in his first session for MGM with Mike Curb, who also wrote the song. Baby, I’m a rover, and it’s time to ride!
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Song of the Week: “The House I Live In”
Frank Sinatra loved the song “The House I Live In”, but Sammy Davis, Jr. also recorded it, in 1957 for the Anti-Defamation League of B’nai Brith.
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Song of the Week: “Love Is All Around”
Sammy Davis, Jr., being a fan of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”, recorded a cover version of the theme song … no, not once, but twice!
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Song of the Week: “Two Ladies in de Shade of de Banana Tree”
When Collector’s Choice reissued Sammy’s Reprise catalogue in 2004, they neglected to reissue some LPs as most of the tracks made appearances on other albums. “Two Ladies” never made an appearance on CD.
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Song of the Week: “I Don’t Care Who Knows”
With this site’s focus primarily being a discography of Sammy’s career, it’s worth having as first Song of the Week the first song he ever recorded in the studio: ‘I Don’t Care Who Knows’.
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