He was 91 on the 8th December 2016..Sammy Davis Jr. - Mr. Bojangles

He was 91 on the 8th December 2016..........RIP

They do not make them like this anymore,

Quote:Music at its prime. Sammy boy, the best singer comedian to grace this world ever.

You keep swinging upstairs , rest in peace.

Quote:The man was phenomenal! This tribute to him is wonderful!! I hope it will leak throughout youtube so that others will see and hear a true legend! Thanx!!!

Quote:I surely hope there is an afterlife and I am lucky enough to be somewhere I can hear this magnificent entertainer.

Quote:Those who disrespect other lives are usually the ones who contribute least to the world.

Quote:Sammy wasn't born into money.  His father took him on the road when he was 3, and they played the black vaudeville circuit.  This was during the Great Depression. Sammy didn't even attend elementary, middle, or high school.  He entered the army at age 18 not knowing how to read or write.

Quote:I loved Frank Sinatra & Dean Martin's singing -- but in the early days of rock they both hated rock & Elvis Presley. But Sammy Davis, one of their Rat Packers - he loved Elvis. A friendship that lasted. Can you imagine the ridicule & fun Sinatra & Martin had at Sammy's expense knowing he supported Presley? It took years for Sinatra & Martin to come around to the fact that they were both wrong & Sammy was right. Sammy was a giant in entertainment -- support from a Sammy Davis Jr was GOLD.