Sammy Davis, Jr. (v, tap)
| a. | (73L 5720) | You Rascal You (I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) - 01:10 (Sam Theard)
MGM 45: PK-1013 (1973) MGM LP: SE-4914 - Sammy: The Original Televison Soundtrack (1973) Passport Video DVD: 1562 - Sammy Davis, Jr. Singing At His Best (2004) |
This performance from Sammy Davis, Jr's first film role, at age 7, in a 21min Vitaphone short called "Rufus Jones for President". Inamongst promoting distasteful racial cliches, the short features Sammy as the title character, who dreams he is elected President of the United States, and Ethel Waters as Rufus' mother.
The matrix number noted is that given to the title by MGM, when the recording was used in both a 1973 television special titled "Sammy", and the MGM LP soundtrack of the special released subsequently.
The Will Mastin Trio (ldr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v, tap), Sammy Davis, Sr., Will Mastin (tap, bkv)
| a. | The Booglie Wooglie Piggy - 02:51 (Roy Jacobs)
Republic Pictures VHS: 2106 - Jazzball (1988) DigitalDisc DVD: DDC-5519 - Jazzball / Hi De Ho (2004) |
This performance from a 19min short film from Paramount's Musical Parade Featurette Series #4, titled "Sweet and Low" in which a husband and wife throw a masquerade party at their home, with various people and groups coming by and performing, including the Will Maston Trio.
The Will Mastin Trio (ldr), Vic Shoen and His Orchestra (acc), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v), Sammy Davis, Sr., Will Mastin (bkv)
| a. | This Is The Place (Unknown) | |
| b. | Because Of You - 04:21 (Arthur Hammerstein, Dudley Wilkinson)
Passport Video DVD: 1562 - Sammy Davis, Jr. Singing At His Best (2004) | |
| c. | Hey There - 01:51 (Richard Adler, Jerry Ross)
Passport Video DVD: 1562 - Sammy Davis, Jr. Singing At His Best (2004) | |
| d. | The Birth Of The Blues - 04:05 (Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson)
Passport Video DVD: 1562 - Sammy Davis, Jr. Singing At His Best (2004) | |
| All titles on: | - Parade Video VHS: 524 - Portrait Of A Legend: Sammy Davis, Jr. (1990) |
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Sammy Davis, Sr. (bkv) on a only. Will Mastin (bkv) on a only.
These performances are from a live episode of the "Colgate Summer Comedy Hour". Other guests included Gene Sheldon, Jay Lawrence and Connie Russell. In a couple of segments, Sammy plays the drums. The whole episode is available on VHS, as well as from vintage TV sellers over the internet.
Sammy Davis, Jr., Frank Sinatra (v)
| a. | Me And My Shadow (Walking Down The Avenue) - 02:38 (Traditional)
Capitol CD: 5-42771-2 - Classic Duets (2002) |
Performed during Sammy Davis, Jr.'s guest appearance on "The Frank Sinatra Show".
Nelson Riddle (arr, con), Joey Bishop, Sammy Davis, Jr., The Tom Hansen Dancers, Peter Lawford, Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra (v)
| a. | It's Nice To Go Trav'ling (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) | |
| b. | There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York - 02:10 (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward)
Passport Video DVD: 1562 - Sammy Davis, Jr. Singing At His Best (2004) | |
| c. | All The Way - 02:38 (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn) | |
| d. | Shall We Dance - 01:09 (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen)
Passport Video DVD: 1562 - Sammy Davis, Jr. Singing At His Best (2004) | |
| All titles on: | - Quantum Leap DVD: QLDVD-0372 - The Frank Sinatra Show: 'Welcome Home Elvis' (2003) |
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Joey Bishop (v) on a only. The Tom Hansen Dancers (v) on a only. Peter Lawford (v) on d only. Frank Sinatra (v) on a only. Nancy Sinatra (v) on a only.
Performances from Sammy Davis, Jr.'s guest appearance on "The Frank Sinatra Timex Show", which featured the return of Elvis Presley from his national service. In addition, Sammy and Peter Lawford performed a dance routine, while Sammy did a segment preceding "All The Way" featuring impressions of actors.
Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)
| a. | My Kind Of Town (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn) | |
| b. | Night Song (Lee Adams, Charles Strouse) | |
| c. | Gonna Build A Mountain (Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse)
Ronco LP: MSD-2005 - Command Performance: 25 Great Hits - 20 Original Artistes (1973) | |
| d. | What Kind Of Fool Am I (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
Ronco LP: MSD-2005 - Command Performance: 25 Great Hits - 20 Original Artistes (1973) |
Performed during Sammy Davis, Jr.'s guest appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" that aired June 14, 1964. "My Kind Of Town" featured special lyrics making Manhattan the subject rather than Chicago.
Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)
| a. | Walk Right In (Gus Cannon, Hosea Woods) | |
| b. | Young And Foolish (Arnold B. Horwitz, Albert Hague) | |
| c. | If I Ruled The World (Leslie Bricusse, Cyril Ornadel) | |
| d. | This Is All I Ask (Gordon Jenkins) |
These performances from an episode of "Hullabaloo", for which Sammy Davis, Jr. was guest host. In addition to the songs listed, Sammy performed impressions of various celebrities with Marilyn Michaels in one segment, and in another segment, did a dance routine and sang selected songs from "West Side Story" with Joey Heatherton.
Jay and The Americans, The Animals, Sammy Davis, Jr., Lola Falana, Bruce Scott, Dusty Springfield (v)
| a. | A Wonderful Day Like Today (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) | |
| b. | Chim Chim Cheree (Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman) | |
| c. | The Rain In Spain (Frederick Loewe, Alan Lerner) | |
| d. | Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman) | |
| e. | Unforgettable (Irving Gordon) | |
| f. | I Want To Be With You (Charles Strouse, Lee Adams) | |
| g. | Do I Hear A Waltz? (Richard Rodgers, Stephen Sondheim) | |
| h. | Don't Rain On My Parade (Bob Merrill, Jule Styne) | |
| i. | The Joker (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) | |
| j. | Hello, Dolly (Jerry Herman) | |
| k. | The House I Live In (Earl Robinson, Lewis Allen) |
b, c, d performed as medley.
f, g, h, i, j performed as medley.
Jay and The Americans (v) on d only. The Animals (v) on c, d only. Lola Falana (v) on d, g, h only. Bruce Scott (v) on d only. Dusty Springfield (v) on d only.
These performances from an episode of "Hullabaloo", for which Sammy Davis, Jr. was guest host. Sammy took part in the 'Top Pop Medley' (b, c and d), which, in addition to those noted above, contained performances by Jay and The Americans ("I Feel Fine"), The Animals and Sammy (singing other songs from "My Fair Lady"), Lola Falana ("Goldfinger"), Bruce Scott ("You've Lost That Loving Feeling" and Dusty Springfield ("Can't You Hear My Heart Beat").
Sammy Davis, Jr., Diana Ross and The Supremes (v)
| a. | This Could Be The Start Of Something Big - 02:57 (Steve Allen)
Passport Video DVD: 1562 - Sammy Davis, Jr. Singing At His Best (2004) | |
| b. | All I Need Is The Girl (Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim) | |
| c. | Toot, Toot, Tootsie! (Goodbye) - 02:14 (Gus Kahn, Ted Fiorito, Ernie Erdman, Dan Russo)
Passport Video DVD: 1562 - Sammy Davis, Jr. Singing At His Best (2004) | |
| d. | A Hard Day's Night (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) | |
| e. | I'm Henry VIII, I Am (Paul Weston, Fred Murray) | |
| f. | I Know A Place (Tony Hatch) |
d, e performed as medley.
Diana Ross and The Supremes (v) on b, c only.
These performances from an episode of "Hullabaloo", for which Sammy Davis, Jr. was guest host. Sammy took part in the 'Top Pop Medley' (e and d) which also contained performances by The Lovin' Spoonful ("Help"), Diana Ross and The Supremes ("I Can't Help Myself") and Sonny & Cher ("Satisfaction").
George Rhodes (arr, con), Sammy Davis, Jr., Frank Sinatra (v)
| a. | Four Or Five Times - 06:36 (Byron Gay, Marco H. Hellman) | |
| b. | Don't Get Around Much Anymore - 06:36 (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) | |
| c. | I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) - 06:36 (Paul Francis Webster, Duke Ellington) | |
| d. | The Song Is You - 06:36 (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) | |
| e. | After You're Gone - 06:36 (Henry Creamer, J. Turner Layton) | |
| f. | Them There Eyes - 06:36 (Maceo Pinkard, William Tracey, Doris Tauber) | |
| g. | I've Got The World On A String - 06:36 (Ted Koehler, Harold Arlen) | |
| h. | Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams - 06:36 (Ted Koehler, Billy Moll, Harry Barris) | |
| i. | Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me - 06:36 (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) | |
| j. | Take The 'A' Train - 06:36 (Billy Strayhorn) | |
| k. | Oh, Look At Me Now - 06:36 (John DeVries, Joe Bushkin) | |
| l. | You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You - 06:36 (Larry Stock, Russ Morgan, James Cavanaugh) | |
| All titles on: | - Virtuoso CD: 5001 - Sinatra In The Sixties (1998) |
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a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l performed as medley.
Omit Sammy Davis, Jr. (v) on b, f, h, j. Omit Frank Sinatra (v) on a, c, e, g, i.
A medley performed during Frank Sinatra's guest appearance on an hour-long ABC Television Special called "Sammy Davis, Jr. And His Friends", which aired February 1st, 1966.
George Rhodes (dir), Sammy Davis, Jr., Judy Garland (v)
| a. | That's Entertainment - 10:08 (Arthur Schwartz, Harold Dietz) | |
| b. | Let Me Entertain You - 10:08 (Stephen Sondheim, Jule Styne) | |
| c. | Alexander's Ragtime Band - 10:08 (Irving Berlin) | |
| d. | April Showers - 10:08 (Buddy DeSylva, Louis Silvers) | |
| e. | Look For The Silver Lining - 10:08 (Jerome Kern, Buddy DeSylva) | |
| f. | Sunnyside Up - 10:08 (Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson) | |
| g. | Life Upon The Wicked Stage - 10:08 (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) | |
| h. | Another Opening, Another Show - 10:08 (Cole Porter) | |
| i. | Rock-A-Bye Your Baby (With A Dixie Melody) - 10:08 (Jean Schwartz, Joe Young, Sam M. Lewis) | |
| j. | Smile - 10:08 (Charles Chaplin, John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons) | |
| k. | A Couple Of Song And Dance Men - 10:08 (Irving Berlin) | |
| l. | You're A Grand Old Flag - 10:08 (George M. Cohan) | |
| m. | Auld Lang Syne - 10:08 (Traditional) | |
| n. | Toot, Toot, Tootsie! (Goodbye) - 10:08 (Gus Kahn, Ted Fiorito, Ernie Erdman, Dan Russo) | |
| o. | Carolina In The Morning - 10:08 (Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson) | |
| p. | California, Here I Come - 10:08 (Al Jolson, Buddy DeSylva, Joseph Meyer) | |
| q. | Swanee - 10:08 (George Gershwin, Irving Caesar) | |
| r. | Born In A Trunk - 10:08 (Leonard Gershe) |
a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r performed as medley.
Omit Sammy Davis, Jr. (v) on e, j. Omit Judy Garland (v) on d, f, h, i, p.
A medley performed during one of Judy Garland's two guest appearances on "The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show". They aired March 18 and 25, 1966.
George Rhodes (dir), Sammy Davis, Jr., Judy Garland (v)
| a. | A Couple Of Swells - 07:44 (Irving Berlin) | |
| b. | The Lady Is A Tramp - 07:44 (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) | |
| c. | How About You? - 07:44 (Burton Lane, Ralph Freed) | |
| d. | Bidin' My Time - 07:44 (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) | |
| e. | For Me And My Gal - 07:44 (Edgar Leslie, E. Ray Goetz, George W. Meyer) | |
| f. | Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead - 07:44 (Harold Arlen, Erwin "Yip" Harburg) | |
| g. | Meet Me In St. Louis - 07:44 (Kerry Mills, Andrew Sterling) | |
| h. | It's A New World - 07:44 (Harold Arlen) | |
| i. | Johnny One Note - 07:44 (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) | |
| j. | Get Happy - 07:44 (Ted Koehler, Harold Arlen) | |
| k. | On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe - 07:44 (Johnny Mercer, Harry Warren) | |
| l. | Could You Use Me? - 07:44 (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) | |
| m. | I Wish I Were In Love Again - 07:44 (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) | |
| n. | Treat Me Rough - 07:44 (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) | |
| o. | If I Only Had A Brain - 07:44 (Harold Arlen, Erwin "Yip" Harburg) | |
| All titles on: | - Milhy CD: CD-6265 - It's All For You: The Last Years 1965-1969 (1992) |
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a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o performed as medley.
A medley performed during one of Judy Garland's two guest appearances on "The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show". They aired March 18 and 25, 1966.
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)
| a. | What's A Nice Kid Like You Doing In A Place Like This - 02:14 (Charles Strouse, Lee Adams) |
Recording featured in the animated TV movie "Alice In Wonderland", which aired March 30, 1966.
George Rhodes (arr, con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v, tap)
| a. | Lonesome Road (Nathaniel Shilkrat, Gene Austin) | |
| b. | Gonna Build A Mountain (Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse) | |
| c. | Yes I Can (Charles Strouse, Lee Adams) | |
| d. | I Want To Be With You (Charles Strouse, Lee Adams) | |
| e. | Ethel, Baby (Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, Lawrence Holofcener) | |
| f. | Too Close For Comfort (Jerry Bock, Lawrence Holofcener, George David Weiss) | |
| g. | Something's Gotta Give (Johnny Mercer) | |
| h. | All Of You (Cole Porter) | |
| i. | Hey There (Richard Adler, Jerry Ross) | |
| j. | The Birth Of The Blues (Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson) | |
| k. | I Remember It Well (Alan Lerner, Frederick Loewe) | |
| l. | Ya Got Trouble (Meredith Wilson) | |
| m. | There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) | |
| n. | Soliloquy - 08:27 (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
Madacy CD: MEG2-51074 - Essential (2005) | |
| o. | Put On A Happy Face - 04:52 (Lee Adams, Charles Strouse)
Madacy CD: MEG2-51074 - Essential (2005) | |
| p. | Rock-A-Bye Your Baby (With A Dixie Melody) (Jean Schwartz, Joe Young, Sam M. Lewis) | |
| q. | Be A Clown - 03:51 (Cole Porter)
Madacy CD: MEG2-51074 - Essential (2005) | |
| r. | What Kind Of Fool Am I - 03:51 (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
Madacy CD: MEG2-51074 - Essential (2005) | |
| All titles on: | - Zyx DVD: 3084 - The Sammy Davis Jr. Show (2005) - Demon Vision DVD: B003 - Sammy Davis Jnr Live (2005) |
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a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j performed as medley.
q, r performed as medley.
Omit George Rhodes (arr) on l. Omit George Rhodes (con) on l. Omit Sammy Davis, Jr. (v) on l. Sammy Davis, Jr. (tap) on o only.
This was the final episode of "The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show", which taped early April and aired 22nd April, 1966. "Ya Got Trouble" saw Sammy miming to Robert Preston's original vocal recording.
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Jack Parnell (arr), George Rhodes (arr, dir), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v), Sammy Davis, Sr. (spk)
| a. | 73L 5721 | This Dream (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) |
| b. | 73L 5723 | Mr. Bojangles (Jerry Jeff Walker) |
| c. | 73L 5724 | Get It On (Bill Chase)
Polydor/Universal CD: 5-89791-2 - Lounge Legends: Sammy Davis, Jr. (2002) |
| d. | 73L 5725 | Over The Rainbow (Harold Arlen, Erwin "Yip" Harburg)
Universal CD: 5-84916-2 - The Candy Man Swings (2002) |
| e. | 73L 5726 | I Got Plenty O' Nuttin (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward)
Polydor/Universal CD: 0-65083-2 - 20th Century Masters: The Millenium Collection (2002) |
| f. | 73L 5726 | It Ain't Necessarily So (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward)
Polydor/Universal CD: 0-65083-2 - 20th Century Masters: The Millenium Collection (2002) |
| g. | 73L 5726 | Bess, You Is My Woman Now (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward)
Polydor/Universal CD: 0-65083-2 - 20th Century Masters: The Millenium Collection (2002) |
| h. | 73L 5726 | There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward)
Polydor/Universal CD: 0-65083-2 - 20th Century Masters: The Millenium Collection (2002) |
| i. | 73L 5727 | For Once In My Life (Ronald Miller, Orlando Murden)
Polydor/Universal CD: 0-65083-2 - 20th Century Masters: The Millenium Collection (2002) |
| j. | 73L 5728 | I'm Not Anyone (Paul Anka, Johnny Harris) |
| k. | 73L 5729 | The Birth Of The Blues (Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson)
Polydor/Universal CD: 0-65083-2 - 20th Century Masters: The Millenium Collection (2002) |
| l. | 73L 5730 | I've Gotta Be Me (Walter Marks)
Polydor/Universal CD: 0-65083-2 - 20th Century Masters: The Millenium Collection (2002) |
| All titles on: | - MGM LP: SE-4914 - Sammy: The Original Televison Soundtrack (1973) |
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e, f, g, h performed as medley.
Sammy Davis, Sr. (spk) on e, f, g, h only.
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)
| a. | Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow (Theme From "Baretta") - 01:04 (Morgan Ames, Dave Grusin) |
Recording of the opening theme for television show "Baretta".
Eydie Gorme, Steve Lawrence (ldr), The New World Philharmonic Orchestra (acc), Carol Burnett, Sammy Davis, Jr., Eydie Gorme, Steve Lawrence (v)
| a. | There's No Business Like Show Business - 10:59 (Irving Berlin) | |
| b. | I Got The Sun In The Morning - 10:59 (Irving Berlin) | |
| c. | Something To Dance About - 10:59 (Irving Berlin) | |
| d. | Let's Take An Old Fashioned Walk - 10:59 (Irving Berlin) | |
| e. | Play A Simple Melody - 10:59 (Irving Berlin) | |
| f. | It's A Lovely Day Today - 10:59 (Irving Berlin) | |
| g. | It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow - 10:59 (Irving Berlin) | |
| h. | Heatwave - 10:59 (Irving Berlin) | |
| i. | Shaking The Blues Away - 10:59 (Irving Berlin) | |
| j. | They Say That Falling In Love Is Wonderful - 10:59 (Irving Berlin) | |
| k. | You Can Have Her - 10:59 (Irving Berlin) | |
| l. | Marrying For Love - 10:59 (Irving Berlin) | |
| m. | The Girl That I Marry - 10:59 (Irving Berlin) | |
| n. | Old Fashioned Wedding - 10:59 (Irving Berlin) | |
| o. | You're Just In Love - 10:59 (Irving Berlin) | |
| p. | Anything You Can Do - 10:59 (Irving Berlin) | |
| q. | Alexander's Ragtime Band - 05:25 (Irving Berlin) | |
| r. | A Couple Of Song And Dance Men - 06:10 (Irving Berlin) | |
| s. | A Couple Of Swells - 06:10 (Irving Berlin) | |
| t. | Puttin' On The Ritz - 06:10 (Irving Berlin) | |
| u. | Let Yourself Go - 06:10 (Irving Berlin) | |
| v. | Top Hat, White Tie and Tails - 06:10 (Irving Berlin) | |
| w. | Steppin' Out With My Baby - 06:10 (Irving Berlin) | |
| All titles on: | - ESE Music CD: ESED-104 - Steve & Eydie and Friends Celebrate Berlin (1990) |
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a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p performed as medley.
r, s, t, u, v, w performed as medley.
Carol Burnett (v) on a, b, c, e, i, j, k, o, p only. Omit Sammy Davis, Jr. (v) on d, e, g, i, j, k, l, m, n. Eydie Gorme (v) on a, b, c, d, f, j, k, n, p only. Omit Steve Lawrence (v) on f, h, i, j, k, n, o, q.
Performed during the NBC Television special "Steve & Eydie and Friends Celebrate Irving Berlin", which was one of three similar specials honouring composers. Guests for this special were Davis, Carol Burnett and Oscar Peterson. The show was broadcast on August 22, 1978, and won multiple Emmy Awards, including 'Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program'.
Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)
| a. | Hell Town (Theme from "Hell Town") - 1:02 (Unknown) |
Recording of the opening theme for television show "Hell Town".