Having started dancing at 6, Sammy became a legend. He could dance, sing, and act. He is a legend. ❤❤❤❤❤

Sammy was such an amazing performer. Had great comedic timing, smooth dancing skills, and pipes.

OMG! I grew up watching and listening to the "Rat Pack". I've always loved this song when Sammy sang it. Everyone forgets Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop, but remembers Dean, Frank and Sammy

Sammy Davis Jr. was an American singer, dancer, actor, comedian, film producer & television director. He was also part of the famous "Rat Pack", led by his friend Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Joey Bishop & Peter Lawford. He appeared in many movies, television & performed in Las Vegas. Sammy had some great songs such as "Hey There", "Something’s Gotta Give", "That’s Entertainment", "Me & My Shadow", I've Gotta Be Me", "The Candy Man", "Mr. Bojangles" etc.

Slick Back Mr Cool was a Black Jew with one glass eye (seriously). He would play in Las Vegas at clubs that he was not allowed to stay in. He was always loved by people of every flavor, but the laws were the laws. I saw him many times on television and in movies and thought he was a good singer. When I saw him live in Vegas, it changed everything for me. He took the whole audience on an emotional journey for an hour that was unforgettable. Sammy Davis Jr. was one of the many performers in the 60s & 70s that you had to see live before you discovered their amazing talent to connect with every single person in an audience on a personal level.

WOOT WOOT!! Such a L-E-G-E-N-D!! My favorite Sammy song because he will always show off his dance talents with it. More songs "The Candy Man", "I Gotta Be Me", and "That Old Black Magic". Sammy was HIP!! Thanks for the great reaction!!

This and "I Gotta Be Me" are signature songs, and NOBODY does them better than Sammy! Checkout also his dancing skills in the movie he made with Gregory Hines(z) about tap dancing. There are some fantastic dance moves done by the legends of tap.

He was a helluva dancer too. Please find some videos with him dancing in his younger years and do reaction! Please, please, pretty please!!!!

I`m so happy to see Mr Davis making his way into the mix of people being reacted to. He was truly one of the greats and deserves to be remembered as much as any of the others from that Rat Pack. He had a guest appearance on a Shirley MacLaine movie from the late 60`s, Sweet Charity, he played a preacher and I`m not sure that he even had any lines but he had an amazing performance of a song called The Rhythm Of Life, there may be a few versions of him performing the song live on KZfaq but try to find the clip from the movie which is both an amazing performance and is funny because of the crazy colors of the clothes they are wearing

That was such a treat..love to hear Sammy sing..thank you for sharing him with us again 🥰🥰😍

Sammy Davis Jr was an ultimately accomplished entertainer who was a singer, dancer, actor and comedian. He almost died in a horrific car accident in which he lost an eye among other serious injuries, but survived because Frank Sinatra used his connections to threaten the hospital staff who were refusing to treat Sammy. He also made a guest appearance on All In The Family where he planted a kiss on Archie Bunker for one of the shows best comedy moments.

His voice just makes me smile! ❤❤❤

I adored Sammy Davis Jr. Back in the day you had to be able to dance, sing and act. He worked on stage even as a child of six. So much talent. He also did great impersonations. Great reaction as always AB!! ❤👏👏👏👏👏👏👍

I had the privilege of seeing Sammy live. What an entertainer! When I was a kid taking dance, he was an icon. Great reaction 😎

NOTHING BUT PURE CLASS! I was born in the 50's, grew up listening to the RAT PACK...nothing but hit after hit from each and every one of them! Sammy was nothing short of spectacular!

YYYYYYEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS !!! IT'S ABOUT TIME :) ONE OF THE BEST EVER !!!

He was perfection, entertaining, professional and so pure. I watched him when I was young. Loved him so much.

I absolutely adore Sammy Davis Jr. Talent like his these days a far and few at best.

Rat Pack Legend. Sing dance act and frickin funny as hell when with Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. They lit up Vegas casino shows in the 60s and 70s.

He was a great entertainer. Talented and full of personality.

Love, love, love this song AND Sammy David Jr. So glad someone suggested it to you. The Candy Man Can is my second favorite. He was a really great actor. He had perfect comedic timing but also serious roles. Hun we know you can sing and sing very well. Waiting for a CD from you.

This song is most well known by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, done before Sammy's version.

Love Sammy! He has another great song Candyman

You should look up the man the song is about: Bill Robinson, aka Bojangles, was an incredible actor, tap dancer and singer. He was the most known and highest paid African-American entertainer in the US in his time.

Whenever these legends sang, they did so without "auto- tune!!! True talent live!

Such a great talent!!! Smooth

Sammy belonged to that group of performers that my parents loved, and so I thought they were corny and lame. I was the close-minded stupid one, not them. Sammy, and his friends, were great. Mr. Bojangles, was a real man. He did a lot of performing on the stage, and danced in movies in the 30s. I believe he danced with little Shirley Temple, too.

Thanks, AB. He was considered the world’s greatest entertainer. He was a singing and tap dancing child prodigy too. In this video, I’m guessing he’s in his 70’s here. He was one of the greatest tappers ever- lots of vids!! Great one of him having a tap off with Gregory Hines. He was also a highly celebrated actor on Broadway and on film. One of his greatest movie roles was Sportin’ Life in the opera, Porgy and Bess- starring our dearly departed Sidney Poitier!

All time legend, love Sammy great actor dancer and singer. He was amazing. Thank you for reacting to this fabulous legend

I just loved Sammy! My favorites were Mr. Bojangles and The Candy Man.

Sammy was one of the greatest entertainers ever. One of the Rat Pack. He is Mr. Bojangles

LOVVVVVVE Sammy!!! My favorites of his, are this and "Candy Man"!! Whenever he sings this song, I think of Bill Robinson, from the Shirley Temple movies!! I was absolutely mesmerized by him!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤

"The Midnight Special - 1974- Sly and the Family Stone - "Thank You" Sammy Davis Jr. was a treasure. He not only was a great singer, he was a well known actor, and Comedian. He and Dean Martin would perform skits on stage together, as well as, sing together. Great Reaction, you kept me in stitches🙏😆

Took me a long time to learn to love Sammy Davis Jr. He was the truth though. He was no doubtably the most talented of the Rat Pack. There was truly nothing SDJ couldn’t do. Rumor has it He even held the World Record in Gun Quick Draw. He was special one.

It is said that Sammy was always worried he'd become Mr. Bojangles. A sad song that might inspire misty eyes, not bring smiles.

He was iconic. I'm sure he went thru a lot of discrimination, but as a child in the sixties, I saw him on black and white TV almost every week. There were lots of variety musical shows during that era, and we saw so many wonderful singers. Black or white, they were just great singers to us. Jimmy Durante or Louis Armstrong. Dionne Warwick or Andy Williams. Sammy Davis and Frank Sinatra. They were all a part of my childhood that made me appreciate people with talent. No matter what the color. Christmas wasn't Christmas without Bing Crosby and the Great Nat King Cole.

I love watching young people discover folks I spent decades loving. Sammy Davis Jr was one of the most amazing performers. A member of the Rat Pack during a period of extreme racism in this country. This particular video only touches on his talents. Enjoy discovering one of the greats

Yes finally a reaction to Sammy Davis Jr.

Sammy was an amazing dancer, singer and actor!

I great up listening to a 45 record of Sammy's "The Candyman,. A version of the song featured in "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," but Sammy's version was the best. What a beautiful, rich vocal tone he had. He was a part of the infamous Rat Pack along with fellow singers Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. Absolute LEGENDS.

He's referring to the first tine he did this song in Germany for a UNICEF Charity show, that's it the best I have ever seem him in like 71' He had the crowd all around him, it was magical, you could see the crowd. Not going to lie, as a 57 year old man I cry when I see that version, its the best performance I have ever seen. Frank Sinatra said Sammy was the most talented of the all.

When Sammy sang Bo Jangles it was one of my most popular songs in my day. it was so enjoyable. you are treally going back a long way and Iam so glad because many of the greats were only one of a kind.

He also did a song called The Candy Man Can. I was about 10 when it played on the radio. Sammy was a triple threat. He could sing, dance and act!

I love the pure joy on your face! Thank you for your honest reactions. 😊♥️😊♥️

Love it! Let's get some 50's and 60's up in here AB. Teach these kids something.

Never get enough of this. A man, a stage, storytelling, singing, painting a poignant picture - Entertainer. Miss this era and presentation style.

I loved to watch him dance. I grew up watching him .

Thanks for this. He deserves to still be appreciated. 💙

Sammy Davis Jr. Was a class act!!!!❤

Thank you!!! I can watch him a thousand times~

I grew up in the 50s listening to Sinatra, Martin, and Davis. Sammy Davis was a singer, dancer and actor. Another Sammy Davis Jr. song "The Candy Man Can"

Look it up.. Sammy was doing old Hollywood films at 3.. tap dancing. I've seen it. I'm thinking this is probably at least 45 yrs later.. his voice.. is amazing.

Great Reaction! Sammy was also one of the world's best tap dancers, singers and entertainers. There was much he couldn't do in the world of entertainment.

Back in the late sixties I saw him act in a play in London, England. I saw his night club at in Windsor, Ontario in the seventies. An amazing time to grow up!

One of the best singers ever! Love the Rat Pack!

A true legend!! Great reaction, tears in my eyes... memories!

Smooth to the next level...cool, cool, cool.

Once again,this performance shows why Sammy Davis Jr.was the greatest entertainer ever.

" The Candy Man " and " Rythm of Life " brilliant tracks too ❤️❤️

We need to see Sammy dance again...I remember seeing him when he was quite the hoofer, before the car crash that took his eye, when his leap was as high as his head (well, almost), when he ran with the Rat Pack of Sinatra, Dino, etc., when Vegas, Hollywood, New York & more were his for the taking. I miss him.

This song was Sammy's tribute to Bill Bojangles Robinson!

Sammy owns this song. He brings it life.

How Wonderful!!! G.O.A.T. for sure. Miss you, Sammy. 💕❣🥰

Look up Mr. Bojangles, the singer/dancer. He starred with Shirley Temple in old black and white musicals.

Mike studied Sammy, the posing, use of iconic silhouette and the Hat as an instrument of drama. Long before MJ put on the fedora to announce Billie Jean it was Sammy's boller hat helping him tell the story of all of the nameless black dancers from vaudville that he saw on the road as a child.

YAAAAY! SAMMY!!! Now you know, my friend AB, why Sammy Davis Jr. was in The Rat Pack, he, along with Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra, were the smoothest cats alive!!👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥🔥

Check out Sammy singing 'Birth of the Blues' - there's a good live version from 1984 at the MDA Telethon.

I am getting close to 67. We rarely had a working tv until I was an adult and bought one, but when we did, we listen to the Rat Pack, Mitch Miller and Lawrence Welk. What great singers we had back then. I love all of them. The Rat Pack were comedians, actors and great singers. What ever happened to the great ones in the U.S.? I think Avi Kaplan is one of the only great singers we have now, in this country.

The song “Mr. Bojangles” was about Bill Robinson, nicknamed Bojangles (1878 - 1949), who was an American tap dancer, actor, and singer, the best known and the most highly paid African-American entertainer in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. His long career mirrored changes in American entertainment tastes and technology. His career began in the age of minstrel shows and moved to vaudeville, Broadway theatre, the recording industry, Hollywood films, radio, and television. Bill Robinson taught Sammy Davis Jr. tap dancing. - BG

Legend is right on!! Rat pack elite

Singer. Dancer. Actor. Impressionist. Quick draw artist.

Thank you very much for keeping the spirit of Sammy alive. He is the GOAT entertainer. I truly believe he was the first one named act there was. Before Elvis, Cher, Madonna, etc. there was Sammy. A lot of people don't realize the original Rat Pack was linked to Humphrey Bogart and his friends of the time but, eventually Frank took it over. Frank probably brought Sammy in to keep his own career going. Just kidding on that. Frank met Sammy when he was younger with the Will Mastin Trio featuring Sammy. People want to say that Frank was responsible for Sammy's success but, the Will Mastin Trio was pulling in about 5K per week in Vegas in the 50's before Sammy became part of the Rat Pack. Albeit once Sammy did Oceans 11 his career did really take off on his own without the trio. However, Sammy's loyalty to his father and uncle lasted to the end of their days. I am fortunate enough to be a Golden Key holder to Sammy's gravesite because of my family relationship.

You should check out his tap dancing! Especially with Gregory Hines!

Sammy was my fave of the "Rat Pack", loved them all, but he was the best

Love Mr Bojangles. We in Old Texas country love this good waltz.

It didn’t matter if he was on stage alone or with the Rat Pack, he was the total package. He was so smooth all the way around!

1st of all, this man deserves all your respect. ALL YOUR RESPECT! Check out his tap skills. Then, invest an hour in his history. This is true old school. His talent puts today to shame. This is a true ENTERTAINER!

I saw him on carson when i was kid, haven’t seen a better performance since. SDJ doing mr.bojangles is it for me.

Sammy Davis, I Gotta Be Me, Candy Man, He did a theme for a TV show called Barretta's Theme.

Whoa and Whoa..Goes On !

dear lord what a talent you just don't see that anymore

Simply the greatest entertainer of all time; Sammie did it all.

Arguably, the finest all-around entertainer ever. IMHO

Sammie Davis JR is a universal treasure

If you really want to hear an OG singer Mr. Cab Calloway doing Minnie the Moocher. Awesome performance by an all time singer/dancer.

OMg.. I just watched a reaction to Sammy with Frank and Dean.. it was amazing.. but this.. come on Sammy.. he's incredible.. how did a black, Jewish, one eyed black man make it back in the day? Not thinking of yourself as less is all I can think.. He was a force to be reconned with for sure..

He did the theme to the Jefferson's. The cover was awesome

Yes.....he is also a great dancer.

One of the GOATS!!

I love him singing candyman

Try a listen to the original song from a much younger Sammy Davis Jr. As singers age (like in this video), they speak their songs (not holding their notes) more than actually sing . The original sounds a lot better (longer held notes, etc.) SDJ is also known for singing "Candy Man" - the song from Willy Wonka movie. He was fantastic!!

Just wow. Sammy Sammy Sammy. What an entertainer singer and actor. Did you know that he was apart of the Rat Pack back in the 60s? There was still segregation so when they would perform at clubs, etc Frank Sinatra was like no, he (Sammy) comes through the front door like the rest of us. And who was going to tell Frank Sinatra no? No one lol. That entire group was amazing. They even made Shirley McLaine an honorary Rat Pack member lol. Those were the days of true "Hollywood" not like it is today imo.

I just got into him when they played Peppermint at the end credits of Hawkeye

Oh wow. Not around in 1985. Sometimes I forget how young some of you are! He was getting older when it was 1985, and I was in high school. My parents generation listened to him, and older! (Had older parents, Dad would have been 100 last year!)

Sammy could sing damn ✌️❤️

Yes he was a very talented man😊.

Written by Jerry Jeff Walker. He met Mr Bojangles in the Lea High County Jail. He met the wright women, in the wright place, at the wrong time and her husband the bartender......

Classic.🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

Candy man was a hit single, and what kind of fool am I, was fantastic

Great Sammy