Sammy Davis, Jr.: "BEST 20 SONGS" Japan Import & "GREATEST HITS" Japan Import

Description: Sammy Davis Jr.: Samuel George Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American singer, actor, comedian and dancer. At age three, 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. After military service, Davis returned to the trio and became an overnight sensation following a nightclub performance at Ciro's (in West Hollywood) after the 1951 Academy Awards. With the trio, he became a recording artist. In 1954, at the age of 29, he lost his left eye in a car accident. Several years later, he converted to Judaism, finding commonalities between the oppression experienced by African-American and Jewish communities. Davis had a starring role on Broadway in Mr. Wonderful with Chita Rivera (1956). In 1960, he appeared in the Rat Pack film Ocean's 11. He returned to the stage in 1964 in a musical adaptation of Clifford Odets' Golden Boy. Davis was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance. The show featured the first interracial kiss on Broadway. 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". Davis's popularity helped break the race barrier of the segregated entertainment industry. He did, however, have a complex relationship with the black community and drew criticism after publicly supporting President Richard Nixon in 1972. One day on a golf course with Jack Benny, he was asked what his handicap was. "Handicap?" he asked. "Talk about handicap. I'm a one-eyed Negro who's Jewish." This was to become a signature comment, recounted in his autobiography and in many articles. After reuniting with Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin in 1987, Davis toured with them and Liza Minnelli internationally, before his death in 1990. He died in debt to the Internal Revenue Service, and his estate was the subject of legal battles after the death of his wife. Davis was awarded the Spingarn Medal by the NAACP and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award for his television performances. He was a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in 1987, and in 2001, he was posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Sammy Davis Jr. – Best 20 SongsLabel:MCA Records – 35XD-509Format:CD, Compilation, StereoCountry:JapanReleased:1986Genre:PopStyle:Track list:1Perdido2You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To3Begin The Beguine4Body And Soul5Temptation6On A Slow Boat To China7Love Me Or Leave Me8Someone To Watch Over You9Love Letters10The Lady Is A Tramp11Tea For Two12My Funny Valentine13The Lonesome Road14We'll Meet Again15Night And Day16September Songs17A Foggy Day18You Do Something To Me19All Of You20TenderlyCompanies, etc.Manufactured By – Warner-Pioneer CorporationPhonographic Copyright ℗ – MCA Records, Inc.Barcode and Other IdentifiersBarcode: 4988 014 30803 8Rights Society: JASRAC Sammy Davis, Jr.* – Greatest HitsGenre:Jazz, PopStyle:Big Band, Easy ListeningYear:1988Track list:Sammy Davis Jr.–After Today2:22Sammy Davis Jr.–I'm A Brass Band1:34Sammy Davis Jr.–Hey There2:45Sammy Davis Jr.–The Candy Man3:10Sammy Davis Jr.–What Kind Of Fool Am I3:20Sammy Davis Jr.–Fabulous Places2:30Sammy Davis Jr.–That Old Black Magic3:16Sammy Davis Jr.–Where Are The Words2:52Sammy Davis Jr. With Count Basie–New York City Blues2:48Sammy Davis Jr. With Laurindo Almeida–I'm Always Chasing Rainbows2:20Sammy Davis Jr.–Something's Gotta Give2:02Sammy Davis Jr.–All The Good Things In Life5:25Sammy Davis Jr.–The People Tree2:25Sammy Davis Jr.–The Good Life2:40Sammy Davis Jr.–Please Don't Take Your Time2:37Sammy Davis Jr. With Buddy Rich–Come Back To Me / The Birth Of The Blues6:30Sammy Davis Jr.–At The Crossroads2:16Sammy Davis Jr.–I've Gotta Be Me2:54Sammy Davis Jr.–She Believes In Me2:53

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