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The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show. TV Series. 1966–. 1h. IMDb RATING. 7.9 /10. 45. YOUR RATING. Rate. Comedy Music. Add a plot in your language. Stars. Sammy Davis Jr. Lester Wilson. Lola Falana. See production info at IMDbPro. Add to Watchlist. Episodes 14. Browse episodes. 1 Season 1966. Photos. Top cast. Sammy Davis Jr. Self - Host. 7 episodes • 1966.
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".
The Sammy Davis Jr. Show is a 1966 studio album by Sammy Davis Jr., released to coincide with his television show of the same name. The album is collated from five studio sessions from 1961 to 1966. "We Open in Venice" had previously appeared on Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre (1963).
Trouble with ABC. 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.
Track listing. Release notes. This album received an official reissue by Collector’s Choice in the US. It is also readily available for download and on streaming platforms. The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show premiered on NBC in 1966. Despite all appearances, this is not a ‘soundtrack’ album. It does contain several studio gems, though!
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.
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.
