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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Pic of the Day: Sammy Davis, Jr. appears in DC Comics!
In July 1975, Sammy Davis, Jr. appeared in a DC Comics supernatural anthology series titled Ghosts, in a story about celebrity UFO sightings!
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30th Anniversary Tribute – 1925-1990
On the 30th anniversary of Sammy Davis, Jr.’s death, here are 8 videos reflecting the many and varied skills which with he thrilled audiences for 60 years.
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Reviews of Sammy’s albums completed
Individual review pages have now been completed for all albums which Sammy Davis, Jr. released on Reprise, Motown, MGM, 20th Century, RCA and Warner/Curb, with ratings, context, and top tracks.
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YouTube Tues: Sammy on “Bruce Forsyth’s Big Night”
Sammy’s entire appearance on “Bruce Forsyth’s Big Night”, which aired 11 November, 1978. TV legend Forsyth was Sammy’s biggest show-business fan in the UK.
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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: “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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Pic of the Day: Sammy’s dog, Bojangles
In all the reading I’ve done about Sammy over the years, I’d never heard of or seen reference to him owning dogs … until now.
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