Biography

A true renaissance man, Sammy Davis Jr. was a gifted singer, dancer, and actor. He's best known as a member of Sinatra's Vegas Rat Pack clique, with whom he made films and appeared in concert. On his own, he was one of the foremost singers/showmen of the '50s and '60s, and recorded countless fine albums that occasionally bore a jazzier touch than his peers. His big '70s pop hit "The Candyman" and show-bizzy image sometimes overshadow the bulk of a substantive career on par with those of his Rat Pack buddies.

Top Tracks

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• (hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song

• A Lot Of Livin' To Do

• A Wonderful Day Like Today

• Ain't That A Kick In The Head

• April In Paris

• As Long As She Needs Me

• Baby, It's Cold Outside

• Ballin' The Jack

• Because Of You

• Bee-bom

• Bess, You Is My Woman Now

• Bill Basie Won't You Please Come Home

• Birth Of The Blues

• Blame It On My Youth

• Born To Be Blue

• Bye Bye Blackbird

• Calfornia Suite

• Can't We Be Friends?

• Change Partners

• Climb Ev'ry Mountain

• Eee-o Eleven

• Everybody Loves Somebody

• Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You

• Gonna Build A Mountain

• Guys And Dolls

• Hey There

• Hey Won't You Play (another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song)

• I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry

• If I Loved You

• If I Ruled The World

• I've Gotta Be Me

• John Shaft

• Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now

• Lazy River

• Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

• Look At That Face

• Lush Life

• Make Someone Happy

• Me And My Shadow

• Mr. Bojangles

• My Romance

• Night Song

• Oh, Lonesome Me

• Over The Rainbow

• People

• Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends

• Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer

• Silver Bells

• Smile, Darn Ya, Smile

• Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (that Cigarette)

• Something's Gotta Give

• Song From Two For The Seesaw (a Second Chance)

• That Old Black Magic

• The Candy Man

• The Christmas Song

• The Joker

• The Lady Is A Tramp

• The Shelter Of Your Arms

• Too Close For Comfort

• Two Sleepy People

• Walkin' My Baby Back Home

• What Kind Of Fool Am I?

• Who Can I Turn To (when Nobody Needs Me)

• Work Song

• Yes I Can

• You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You

• You're The Top

Discography

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• Hearin' Is Believin'

  RCA

  1979

• In Person '77

  RCA

  1977

• Portrait of Sammy Davis, Jr.

  MGM

  1972

• Sammy Davis Jr. Now

  MGM

  1972

• Something for Everyone

  Motown

  1970

• The Goin's Great

  Collectors' Choice Music

  1969

• I've Gotta Be Me

  Reprise

  1968

• Lonely Is the Name

  Collectors' Choice Music

  1968

• Sings the Complete 'Dr. Doolittle'

  Collectors' Choice Music

  1967

• That's All!

  Warner Archives / Rhino

  1967

• The Sounds of '66

  Collectors' Choice Music

  1966

• The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show

  Reprise

  1966

• Sammy Davis, Jr. Sings and Laurindo Almeida Plays

  DCC Jazz / Dunkeld - (import)

  1966

• Sammy's Back on Broadway

  Rhino/Warner Bros.

  1965

• Our Shining Hour

  Verve / Polygram

  1965

• When the Feeling Hits You

  Reprise

  1965

• The Nat King Cole Songbook

  Reprise

  1965

• If I Ruled the World

  Collectors' Choice Music

  1965

• Sings the Big Ones for Young Lovers

  WSM

  1964

• The Shelter of Your Arms

  WSM

  1964

• Salutes the Stars of the London Palladium

  WSM

  1964

• California Suite

  WSM

  1964

• At the Cocoanut Grove

  Warner Archives / Rhino

  1963

• As Long as She Needs Me

  WSM

  1963

• All-Star Spectacular

  WSM

  1962

• The Wham of Sam [Reprise]

  Reprise

  1961

• I Got a Right to Swing

  Decca

  1960

• Porgy and Bess

  Decca

  1959

• Sammy Davis, Jr. at Town Hall

  Decca

  1959

• Mood to Be Wooed

  Decca

  1958

• Boy Meets Girl

  Decca

  1957

• Here's Looking at You

  Decca

  1956