[nickcarraway]

Rat Pack's Sammy Davis Jr. Lives On Through Daughter's Stories

[Telepathic Intruder]

Whatever trace of racism that still exists against blacks in this country is not even worth getting upset about, but when someone wants something that won’t be given to them willingly, they’ll find an excuse to take it. What laws exist which favor white people over black? None, just the opposite. Nevertheless there are those who see themselves as perpetual victims because they can get things.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Sammy and Frank.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Sammy and May Britt.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Sammy with daughter Tracey.

[yarddog]

I remember Al Capp saying he could only take Sammy for about 5 minutes.

[BlueLancer]

In my mind, he was the best performer of the Rat Pack, with Dean Martin a close second. Old Blue Eyes was a faraway third.

[GrootheWanderer]

Maybe one of the greatest all-around entertainers this country has ever produced. One of the all-time great tap dancers, a decent singer, an actor capable of doing drama and comedy equally well, and oddly, a skilled quick-draw artist and knife thrower.

Too bad we don’t have anyone like that today.

[Hot Tabasco]

Absent (perhaps understandably so) are the more tawdry and salacious aspects of Davis’s life, like his affair with actress Lola Falana, his penchant for “swinging” in the non-musical sense, or his involvement with Anton LaVey’s Church of Satan. Davis’s drug use and alcoholism are, likewise, only lightly touched upon here.

Sounds like the writer is disappointed. But still, he gets his digs in ......

While I was only a teenager when Sammy was in his prime, i still remember watching him on TV........The guy was a true entertainer, one of the very best and any attempt to demean his legacy is pretty much standard now a days.

[dfwgator]

[Liberty Valance]

I always liked that guy. And man - could he sing.