Sammy Davis Jr. United States

Biography

Samuel George "Sammy" Davis, Jr. (born December 8, 1925 in Harlem, New York; died May 16, 1990 in Beverly Hills, California) was a Grammy Award winning singer, Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning actor, dancer, multi-instrumentalist and only black member of Frank Sinatra's The Rat Pack. Davis began his career with his father and uncle in the Will Mastin Trio and he toured nationally with them, only leaving due to military service. He became an overnight sensation following a nightclub performance at Ciro's after the 1951 Academy Awards

Popular Songs

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  The Candy Man

  The Definitive Collection

  131 BPM
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  I've Gotta Be Me

  I've Gotta Be Me

  131 BPM
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  Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow (Baretta's Theme)

  The Definitive Collection

  105 BPM
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  It's All in the Game

  Sings the Big Ones for Young Lovers

  82 BPM
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  Some Days Everything Goes Wrong

  The Shelter of Your Arms

  115 BPM

Discography

The Definitive Collection

2006

Salutes the Stars of the London Palladium

2004

All-Star Spectacular

2004

Nat King Cole Songbook

2004

The Goin's Great

2004

That's All!

2001

Mr. Bojangles

1998

It's All Over but the Swingin' / I Gotta Right to Swing!

1998

Just for Lovers

1995

Closest of Friends

1989

Sammy Davis Jr. Now

1972

I've Gotta Be Me

1968

Sammy Davis Jr. Sings and Laurindo Almeida Plays

1966

The Shelter of Your Arms

1964

Sings the Big Ones for Young Lovers

1964

What Kind of Fool Am I: And Other Show-Stoppers

1962

I Gotta Right to Swing

1960

It's All Over but the Swingin'

1957

Starring Sammy Davis Jr.

1955