We still miss you, Sammy. RIP.
Posted on 07/16/2009 3:52:41 AM PDT by Kaslin
I remember Sammy Davis Jr. when he lent his name to the then Greater Hartford Open, a yearly golf tournament, now known as the St.Paul’s Travelars Golf Championship, which just took place a couple of weeks ago. It was at the time that famous people lent out their names to golf tournaments.
Let’s get some facts straight about Michael Jackson:
First, his recording success was in a single genre....pop. The real ‘King’, Elvis, crossed-over gospel, rock, country, etc, etc, etc with hits in each.
Second, Michael Jackson’s hits came right as the US was coming out of a deep recession and the Vietnam era. The country was hungry for something entertaining and Michael Jackson was absolutely that....at the time.
Third, Michael Jackson’s hits were the last big hits of the non-download era, where record sales were everything and nobody bought single songs from Wal-Mart. In this age, there will never be hit albums again....only hit songs.
Fourth, if you look at the number of albums Michael Jackson sold versus the population and compared this to Elvis or the Beattles, you will see he was not that big of a hit.
Just some ‘facts’.
I would respectfully disagree with Larry Elder and cast my vote for “Satchmo”.
“The liquid in the mug was not beer, but urine.”
No offense to the memory of Mr. Davis, and I’m sure he suffered racial attacks, but the quote above is not a sign of racism. It’s a sign of a stupid fraternity-type prank.
Most guys that drank when they were young have had something disgusting slipped to them unawares, whether they were within that fraternity or without.
Geez your right I had forgotten Sammy Davis Jr was black!
He was an American.
Not an African American.
It is a reflection of our decline. Sammy Davis Jr and Dean Martin have been replaced by Michael Jackson and Bruce Springsteen.
Sorry Bruce. You were a Belmar raunchy singer/guitarist who struck a chord with youth. But your Marxist blatherings (while living in a Mansion Behind Hills) is typical leftist cynisism and hypocrisy.
And Michael. Sorry you became a human freak show while trying to look Anglo and your strange pedophelia habits.
You became emblems of the left because you are sick, twisted or mumble inane Leftist phrases and slogans.
He was, indeed!
Regarding the racism that Mr. Dvis endured: At one time, black entertainers could perform at all the Vegas hotels, but they could not stay there. The story goes that when the Rat Pack played at one of the resorts, Mr. Davis was refused a room there. Frank Sinatra told the hotel owners that if they did not allow Mr. Davis to stay there, he (Sinatra) would not perform. The resort relented and from then on, Sammy Davis could stay at the hotels.
We still miss you, Sammy. RIP.
Great column.
High praise for a crotch grabbing, air humping weirdo.
Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an American singer, film actor and comedian. He was one of the best known musical artists of the 1950s and 1960s. Martin's hit singles included "Memories Are Made Of This", "That's Amore", "Everybody Loves Somebody", "Mambo Italiano", "Sway", "Volare" and "Ain't That A Kick In The Head?" One of the organizers of "The Rat Pack", he was a major star in four areas of show business: concert stage, recordings, motion pictures, and television.
Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis and Dean Martin were pros. The older I get the more I appreciate those guys.
I absolutely loved Sammy’s voice.
I did too
Don’t forget Nat King Cole. He is one of my favorite black singers
He was good
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