- Sammy Davis Jr.( Samuel George Davis Jr. )【 24 albums 220 lyrics 】
- Samuel George Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American singer, dancer, actor and comedian. He was noted for his impressions of actors, musicians and other celebrities. At the age of three, Davis began his career in vaudeville with his father and Will Mastin as the Will Mastin Trio, which toured nationally. After military service, Davis returned to the trio. Davis became an overnight sensation following a nightclub performance at Ciro's (in West Hollywood) after the 1951 Academy Awards. With the trio, he became a recording artist. In 1954, he lost his left eye in a car accident, and several years later, he converted to Judaism.
Davis's film career began as a child in 1933. In 1960, he appeared in the Rat Pack film Ocean's 11. After a starring role on Broadway in Mr Wonderful (1956), he returned to the stage in 1964's Golden Boy. In 1966 he had his own TV variety show, titled The Sammy Davis Jr. Show. Davis's career slowed in the late 1960s, but he had a hit record with 'The Candy Man' in 1972 and became a star in Las Vegas, earning him the nickname 'Mister Show Business'.
Davis was a victim of racism throughout his life, particularly during the pre-Civil Rights era, and was a large financial supporter of the Civil Rights Movement. Davis had a complex relationship with the black community, and drew criticism after publicly supporting President Richard Nixon in 1972 (although he later returned to being a Democrat). One day on a golf course with Jack Benny, he was asked what his handicap was. 'Handicap?' he asked. 'Talk about handicap. I'm a one-eyed Negro Jew.' This was to become a signature comment, recounted in his autobiography, and in countless articles.
After reuniting with Sinatra and Dean Martin in 1987, Davis toured with them and Liza Minnelli internationally, before he died of throat cancer in 1990. He died in debt to the Internal Revenue Service, and his estate was the subject of legal battles. Davis was awarded the Spingarn Medal by the NAACP and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award for his television performances. He was the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in 1987, and in 2001, he was posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. - Sorted by ＞ Sorted by album (Time) Sorted by song name (Characters) Sorted by other
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The Decca Years
2013-01
1.Love Me Or Leave Me
2.Something's Gotta Give
3.The Candy Man4.That Old Black Magic
5.What Kind Of Fool Am I -
Nat King Cole Songbook
1965
1.Unforgettable
2.Straighten Up and Fly Right
3.It's Only a Paper Moon4.Route 66
5.For Sentimental Reasons
6.Sweet Lorraine -
Sings The Big Ones For Young Lovers
1964
1.Kansas City
2.I Left My Heart In San Francisco
3.Days Of Wine And Roses4.Not For Me
5.I Wanna Be Around
6.Fools Rush In -
The Wham Of Sam
1961
1.Lush Life - Remastered
2.Can't We Be Friends
3.Let There Be Love4.A Lot of Livin' to Do
5.Blame It on My Youth
6.[Love Is] The Tender Trap -
The Leopard Lounge Presents - Sammy Davis Jr.: The Reprise Years
1.Bye Bye Blackbird - Remastered
2.Let There Be Love - Remastered
3.As Long As She Needs Me - Remastered
4.If I Ruled The World - Remastered5.Blame It On My Youth - Remastered
6.Yes I Can - Remastered
7.Kansas City -
The Definitive Collection
1.Rhythm Of Life - 1969 Motion Picture Soundtrack
2.Mr. Bojangles - Single Version
3.The Rhythm Of Life4.Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow (Baretta's Theme)
5.The Candy Man -
The Candy Man Swings
1.My Funny Valentine - Live (1958/Town Hall)
2.I'll Know (Provided)
3.Five4.Earthbound
5.The Candy Man
6.New York's My Home -
The Best of Sammy Davis Jr. - Original Reprise Recordings (Remastered)
1.If My Friends Could See Me Now - 2016 Remaster
2.I've Gotta Be Me - 2016 Remaster
3.Talk to the Animals - 2016 Remaster
4.I've Got You Under My Skin - 2016 Remaster5.With a Song in My Heart - 2016 Remaster - Live at The Copa Room, The Sands Hotel, Las Vegas - circa May 1966
6.The Lady is a Tramp - 2016 Remaster - Live at The Copa Room, The Sands Hotel, Las Vegas - circa May 1966
7.What Kind of Fool Am I? - 2016 Remaster - Live at The Copa Room, The Sands Hotel, Las Vegas - circa May 1966
8.Where or When - 2016 Remaster - Live at The Copa Room, The Sands Hotel, Las Vegas - circa May 1966 -
Starring Sammy Davis Jr.
1.Lonesome Road
2.September Song
3.Glad to Be Unhappy4.My Funny Valentine
5.Spoken For -
Sammy Davis, Jr. At Town Hall (Live At Town Hall, New York/1958)
1.Something's Gotta Give - Live At Town Hall, New York/1958
2.Hey There - Live At Town Hall, New York/19583.My Funny Valentine - Live At Town Hall, New York/1958
4.Too Close For Comfort - Live At Town Hall, New York/1958 -
Sammy Davis Jr. Sings and Laurindo Almeida Plays
1.I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
2.The Folks Who Live on the Hill3.Speak Low -
Sammy & Friends
1.Eee-O Eleven
2.Sam's Song
3.Bang! Bang!4.What Kind of Fool Am I? (live) (Provided)
5.The Goin's Great
6.The Birth of the Blues (live) -
Salutes the Stars of the London Palladium
1.Sophisticated Lady
2.Here I Am Brokenhearted3.Jalousie (Provided)
4.Tenement Symphony -
On the Sunny Side of the Street
1.The River's Too Wide
2.Hey Won't You Play3.Oh, Lonesome Me
4.Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends -
Mr. Bojangles
1.That's Entertainment
2.The People Tree3.Macarthur Park
4.The Candy Man -
Magic (Remastered Version)
1.Falling in Love Again - Remastered
2.I Married an Angel - Remastered
3.Lulu's Back in Town - Remastered4.Sonny Boy - Remastered
5.The Way You Look Tonight -
Just for Lovers
1.Come Rain or Come Shine
2.Body and Soul
3.When Your Lover Has Gone4.The Thrill Is Gone
5.Tenderly -
It's All Over but the Swingin' / I Gotta Right to Swing!
1.I Cover the Waterfront
2.Someone to Watch Over Me
3.I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face4.I Can't Get Started
5.There Is No Greater Love
6.Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You -
I've Gotta Be Me
1.Lush Life
2.If I Ruled the World
3.Yes I Can
4.The Shelter of Your Arms
5.Night Song
6.I Want to Be With You (Provided)7.Here's That Rainy Day
8.Who Can I Turn To? (When Nobody Needs Me)
9.As Long as She Needs Me
10.Once in a Lifetime
11.I'm Glad There Is You (Provided) -
Greatest Songs
1.What Kind of Fool Am I? (Provided)
2.Gonna Build a Mountain
3.Bye Bye Blackbird
4.Lady Is a Tramp
5.Rock-A-Bye Your Baby (with a Dixie Melody)6.I've Gotta Be Me
7.The Birth of the Blues
8.Talk to the Animals
9.The Candy Man -
Capitol Collector's Series
1.You Are My Lucky Star - 1990 - Remaster
2.Here Lies Love - 1990 Digital Remaster
3.Laura - 1990 Digital Remaster
4.Wagon Wheels - 1990 Digital Remaster
5.Yours Is My Heart Alone - 1990 Digital Remaster6.Inka Dinka Doo - 1990 Digital Remaster
7.Azure - 1990 Digital Remaster
8.Dedicated To You - 1990 Digital Remaster
9.Smile, Darn Ya, Smile - 1990 Digital Remaster
10.The Way You Look Tonight -
Best 20 Songs
1.Begin the Beguin
2.Tea for Two
3.You Do Something to Me4.My Funny Valentine
5.Tenderly -
All the Things You Are
1.Something's Gotta Give
2.Too Close for Comfort
3.Birth of the Blues
4.Hey There
5.The Lady Is a Tramp6.Spring Is Here
7.It Ain't Necessarily So
8.That Old Black Magic
9.I Concentrate on You
10.I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues -
Miscellaneous
1.For Once in My Life
2.Mr Bojangles
3.Rhythm Of Life
4.California Suite
5.Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone - 1996 Digital Remaster
6.Out Of This World - Live At The Villa Venice Night Club, Chicago, IL/1962
7.I'm Glad There Is You - 2016 Remaster
8.Here I'll Stay - 2016 Remaster
9.Feeling Good
10.Jingle Bells - Remastered
11.What Now My Love - Remastered
12.The Shelter Of Your Arms - Performed Live On The Ed Sullivan Show 2/2/64
13.Mr. Bojangles - Live
14.Guys And Dolls [From Guys And Dolls]
15.Flash, Bang, Wallop
16.Make Someone Happy
17.Change Partners
18.I'm Not Anyone
19.Bye Bye Blackbird (live)
20.Lover, Come Back to Me!
21.I Want to Be Happy
22.Baretta's Theme (Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow)
23.It's Christmas Time All Over the World
24.Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette)
25.Come Sundown
26.Hey Won't You Play (Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song)
27.There's a Small Hotel
28.What I've Got in Mind
29.If You Want This Love of Mine
30.Shake! Shake! Shake
31.My Way
32.Frankie and Johnny
33.Fabulous Places
34.New York City Blues
35.All Of You
36.Easy To Love
37.Stan' Up An' Fight
38.Because of You
39.Begin the Beguine
40.There Is Nothin' Like a Dame41.Up, Up and Away
42.Ain't That a Kick in the Head
43.The Christmas Song
44.Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home
45.You're Nobody Til Somebody Loves You
46.Medley: I've Got You Under My Skin / Big Bad John / Night and Day
47.Sammy Says Goodnight
48.Lonely Is the Name
49.Every Time We Say Goodbye
50.The Girl From Impanema
51.I Ain't Got Nobody
52.Azure
53.You Can Count on Me
54.A Lot of Living to Do
55.Lost in the Stars
56.April in Paris
57.Cry Me a River
58.I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
59.Shelter of Your Arms
60.Don't Blame the Children
61.Another Done Somebody Wrong Song
62.Hey Won't You Play (Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong)
63.My Personal Property (QS49)
64.My Romance
65.I Gotta Be Me
66.I've Gotta Be Me (Original Single Version from the Sky Q TV Ad)
67.The Candy Man (Live)
68.Oh Lawd, I'm On My Way
69.New York's My Home (Remastered)
70.I'm Singing In the Rain (Live)
71.This Guy's in Love With You
72.I Got A Woman
73.The Joker
74.The Shadow of Your Smile
75.It's All Right with Me
76.Stand Up and Fight
77.Get Out of Town (Remastered)
78.That Old Black Magic (HAROLD ARLEN)
79.Don't Blame Me
80.Singing In the Rain
【Correction of errors in the album information】