Sammy Davis Jr. is the epitome of gifted and talented. No formal education, yet extremely intelligent, sophisticated and worldly. And on top of it all Sammy is humble and self-reflective. Truly one of the greatest entertainers and humans of all time.
WOW WOW WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 From a mad keen 75yo Aussie fan. Saw Sammy live in Melbourne,Australia in the early 60's at a venue called Festival Hall & he was magnificent,doing his singing,dancing,impersonations & six-gun display. He is certainly the most gifted performer,i have ever seen & he will always be remembered.
3:17 and sammy davis jr reaction is so adorable.. david didn't know why he laughed so hard- and neither do any of us really.. but he loved it...what a superb moment
My impression is that he's laughing when he hears the absurdity of him being only three years old when it happened. When David asks if there were more three years olds there he realizes how incredibly small and unique that was: "I can't believe it" Haha lovely interview!
Sammy's talents as a multi talented performing artist is on the same level as any of the greats in history: Picasso, Beethoven, Dylan, Shakespeare ....
Had the wonderful experience of seeing Sammy Davis Jr. when I was 18 ( oh so many years ago....he was performing in Las Vegas and billed....with the Will Maston Trio.... just before his terrible accident...and before his great show business breaks! He worked very hard that night and many others... Saw one program in which he said he worked like 350 days a year,, or was it 360? Did he ever rest? Hope a later story wasn't true....that he died 10 million in debt.
coffeehigh420 it was actually throat cancer he died from he smoked about 4 packs of cigarettes a day he was diagnosed in 89 and had chemo to keep his voice and ect it didn’t work they removed part of his throat and he died 2 months later after in 1990
How come Sammys left eye wonders all over the place and whats up with these pedo Jokes? I know Letterman was pedophile and a murderer but to be so blatantly open about it on national tv? damn America, uve outdone urself once agaib
Sammy Davis Jr. is the epitome of gifted and talented. No formal education, yet extremely intelligent, sophisticated and worldly. And on top of it all Sammy is humble and self-reflective. Truly one of the greatest entertainers and humans of all time.
What a timeless legend Sammy was.
One of the most talented people ever. Musician (drums, trumpet, piano, vibraphone), singer, dancer, comedian, actor. And a veteran.
So incredibly articulate and no formal education, wow! Respect
WOW WOW WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
From a mad keen 75yo Aussie fan.
Saw Sammy live in Melbourne,Australia in the early 60's at a venue called Festival Hall & he was magnificent,doing his singing,dancing,impersonations & six-gun display.
He is certainly the most gifted performer,i have ever seen & he will always be remembered.
It's so cute how tickled Sammy got over his little self singing and dancing!!! WE LOVE YOU SAMMY, GOD REST YOUR PRECIOUS SOUL!!!
Sammy Davis Jr was such a down to earth really nice person. I miss him.
I love this man!! His laugh is infectious and I truly wish I could’ve met him!! So much respect and love for you Sammy!! ❤️❤️
Didn't go to school and was still more intelligent than any artist out there today.
Sammy is the best!
I love it when he walks past a "No Smoking" sign smoking a cigarette ...
Troy Dante
What was your intoxicant of choice when you wrote your comment? What cigarette? Watch his hands. He lit one up after the interview began.
sammy davis was a one off performer .his music still sounds fresh today listen and you will be amazed how good he was
3:17 and sammy davis jr reaction is so adorable.. david didn't know why he laughed so hard- and neither do any of us really.. but he loved it...what a superb moment
My impression is that he's laughing when he hears the absurdity of him being only three years old when it happened. When David asks if there were more three years olds there he realizes how incredibly small and unique that was: "I can't believe it" Haha lovely interview!
Sammy’s laugh is infectious!
What a wonderful human being.
Class.....
pure class, pure talent
Sammy Davis was a class act!
Sammy's talents as a multi talented performing artist is on the same level as any of the greats in history: Picasso, Beethoven, Dylan, Shakespeare ....
Sammy was talented, don’t get me wrong, but the only one in this list you could even remotely compare him to is Dylan.
When stars were stars!
Seemed like a down to earth guy.
Class act!..
such a classy guy!
sammy awesome stories and talent.i love his laugh. and miss alabama nice treat at end if you stick around ' saw no mention of her
He was a born entertainer
HE WAS SUCH A CLASSY MAN. N IT WAS NICE LISTENING TO HIM TALK. HE WASNT JUST TALENTED N CLASSY HE WAS VERY SEXY N CHARMING.
RIP Sammy davis jr
I've never been a Letterman fan however, this was great. The houseband and the audience were good. Of course Sammy was dynamite!
you sure did do it all Sammy and what a guy you were in entertaining
great man uk
History!
The real Mr. Wonderful!
Dave was the best...you knew what to expect and he was always the same
browserhound
He was some body to be love
Dearest Sam...
Rarely ever see Sammy without a burning cigarette in hand.
Dave..."At 5 years old, most kids are sitting in mud."
Sammy loves his cigarettes.
Dam Smokes
Had the wonderful experience of seeing Sammy Davis Jr. when I was 18 ( oh so many years ago....he was performing in Las Vegas and billed....with the Will Maston Trio.... just before his terrible accident...and before his great show business breaks! He worked very hard that night and many others... Saw one program in which he said he worked like 350 days a year,, or was it 360? Did he ever rest? Hope a later story wasn't true....that he died 10 million in debt.
wow cool
😘
He was prababely the Michael Jackson of the time Like Shirley Temple and al the rest of child entertainers of the day.
I keep seeing these comments about he’s so classy with no education lol. I know of some pretty dumb people with degrees 😂
With no formal schooling, Sammy is all class.
I would like to see a bio pick.
16:35 so THIS is who created memes
Sammy was real
ouch he's smoking that cigarette which gave him lung cancer :(
coffeehigh420 it was actually throat cancer he died from he smoked about 4 packs of cigarettes a day he was diagnosed in 89 and had chemo to keep his voice and ect it didn’t work they removed part of his throat and he died 2 months later after in 1990
Yeah they all did.
Sammy was so selfish keeping all that talent to himself.
How come Sammys left eye wonders all over the place and whats up with these pedo Jokes?
I know Letterman was pedophile and a murderer but to be so blatantly open about it on national tv?
damn America, uve outdone urself once agaib