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Samuel George Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American singer, actor, comedian, dancer, and musician. At age two, Davis began his career in Vaudeville with his father Sammy Davis Sr. and the Will Mastin Trio, which toured nationally, and his film career began in 1933.
Left to right: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop in Las Vegas during the filming of Ocean's 11 The Rat Pack was an informal group of singers that, in its second iteration, ultimately made films and appeared together in Las Vegas casino venues.
1966 The Sammy Davis Jr. Show; 1966 The Sounds of '66 (live, with Buddy Rich) 1966 Sammy Davis, Jr. Sings and Laurindo Almeida Plays (with Laurindo Almeida) 1967 That's All! (live) 1967 Sammy Davis Jr. Sings the Complete "Dr. Dolittle" 1968 Sammy Davis Jr. 1968 Lonely Is the Name; 1968 I've Gotta Be Me; 1969 The Goin's Great; 1970 Sammy Steps Out
Closest of Friends is a 1982 album recorded by Sammy Davis Jr. It is his 50th and last original album, [1] released 28 years after his first. Davis recorded the album in July 1981 at the Sound Emporium in Nashville, Tennessee. It was produced by Larry Butler, and was Davis' first digitally recorded album. [1]
The Sammy Davis Jr. recording was released by Decca Records as catalog number 29541. It charted in 1955 and spent six weeks on the Billboard charts, peaking at position number 16. [7] The duet recorded by Louis Prima and Keely Smith was released as a single in 1958 on the Capitol label. It reached a peak of 18 on the Billboard Hot 100
Sammy Davis Jr.'s version appears on the Sammy Davis Jr. Now album. It became his only number-one hit, spending three weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart starting 10 June 1972, and two weeks at the top of the easy-listening chart. [4] Billboard ranked it as the No. 5 song for 1972.
Discovered by Sammy Davis Jr., Dana was an excellent male dancer, particularly in tap, and was encouraged by Davis to move to Los Angeles to further his career. [2] With the decline of dancing as a form of entertainment, Dana began a singing career. [2]
Sammy Davis Jr. recorded the song in 1968 while the musical was still running on Broadway, altering the title slightly to "I've Gotta Be Me", and released it as a single late in the year. This version was a surprise hit for Davis, since "Golden Rainbow" was not among the more successful shows on Broadway that season.