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The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show: With Sammy Davis Jr., Lester Wilson, Lola Falana, Judy Garland.
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- 1966-01-07
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In 1966, he had his own TV variety show, titled The Sammy Davis Jr. Show. While Davis's career slowed in the late 1960s, his biggest hit, "The Candy Man", reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1972, and he became a star in Las Vegas, earning him the nickname "Mister Show Business".
Soon after the announcement by NBC of The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show’s Friday 7th January debut, ABC announced that they would be broadcasting the second of the variety specials Sammy had made for them (titled Sammy and His Friends, featuring Frank Sinatra, Count Basie, Edie Adams and Joey Heatherton) on Tuesday 1st February.
The premiere of the Sammy Davis Show boasted Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor, Nancy Wilson, Augie & Margot, stars from many of NBC's 1966 shows, and the f...
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- Sammy Davis Video Vault
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Sammy Davis Jr.. Actor: The Cannonball Run. Sammy Davis Jr. was often billed as the "greatest living entertainer in the world". He was born in Harlem, Manhattan, the son of dancer Elvera Davis (née Sanchez) and vaudeville star Sammy Davis Sr.. His father was African-American and his mother was of Cuban and African-American ancestry.
Sammy hosted his own hour-long weekly prime-time network variety show, The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show in 1966 (a milestone for people of color which was incredibly rare at the time). He later hosted his own syndicated talk show, Sammy & Company, from 1975-77.
