This may sound corny buy Sammy davis jr was a gift sent from the up above to this planet to brighten up people’s lives. I only wish i was born in his era so i could of gone to see him perform and enjoy his insane talents....Sammy sang the national anthem at the beginning of a baseball game sometime in during the 1970’s, i was dumbfounded hearing him sing, i was moved to tears and i’m not american and i’m not a baseball fan... That was the true genius Sammy davis jr was. Rip Sammy.

I saw him late in his life with Sinatra. He performed this dazzling break dance, after which, Sinatra revealed to the audience that Davis had undergone hip replacement surgery just five months earlier! A most remarkable entertainer who literally gave his all to the audience. He may not have been as funny as Dean Martin, he may not have been quite the vocalist as Sinatra, but hell, overall, he was the most gifted and talented of the "Rat Pack" and anywhere else. He could do it all--brilliantly. ❤

Sammy, elegance and perfection ! ❤️

One of the most honest people interviewed that's humble & talks about his flaws openly & is also entertaining as a guest. Always a joy to listen to.

Possibly the most talented ever in show business . I believe he could have done silent films and brought his quiet resonance to brilliance !

Man, this is so good.. glad these shows survive

I never would have thought he was insecure he seems so confident. Amazing talent and a honest open book!!!

Love Mr. Sammy Davis Jr.. one of the best entertainer ever.

Sammy had to be the coolest cat ever!

Sammy seems like he was a nice man.

No interruptions, no vulgarity, no grand-standing, no hogging up the stage, a class A act all the way, and that's just for starters. DC is like no other talk-show host out there. And, Sammy Davis, wow, what talent. Tragic story, though. I read his autobiography "Yes, I Can" back when it was first published, left a lasting impression. A black man who suffered so much yet gave so much back. They don't make folks like Sammy anymore. RIP, I still miss the man, good to see him again on this site.

What more can one say about sammy simply a legend.

I saw Sammy David Jr. years ago at a theater that's no longer there. He was fantastic I was a young girl I'll never forget him. Then I saw him on All in the family and The mod squad he was so natural. And one of my favorite show Dick Cavett. Loved him.

My Dad Always Said “Sammy was the Best entertainer Ever NO1 holds a candle to Him.” The Man Could Do Anything..…

What I wouldn't give to see one of his performances live.

Sammy was one groovy cat, man.

I could watch this interview over and over again...Love you Sammy💝

One of the best interviewer back then hosting one of a kind Interviewee. This is immense.

Back then there were only 4 channels on TV, ABC, NBC, CBS & PBS. Both Dick Cavett and Johnny Carson were on at the same time and we had to switch channels really fast to see who had the best guests on that night.

I wish we could have heard Sammy Davis singing too.

Sammy is one talented special man.

sammy davies jr is so honest & humble... legendary performer!

Never seen a Sammy Davis Jr. interview before, but he does seem (at least here, anyway) as a truly nice, approachable and genuine individual. Thanks.

The Cavett interviews are a treasure, because Dick would book who he was interested in (for example, a 30 minute interview with veteran performers like John Carradine). We're given some wonderful oral histories thanks to Mr. Cavett and they are treasures.

This show aired on Thursday, 2/25/71.

RIP SAMMY DAVIS JR

Brilliant. Heartwarming to know Sammy stayed with his wife, who was briefly seen in the end, until he died. A shame the numbers he did was cut out here but I guess some algorithm would pick it up.

Enormous talent.

I have not seen this since I saw on TV back in 1971. I thought I remembered him doing an impression of John Barrymore, which was sensational. He also imitated some cowboy 'walks' which is not in this clip, so maybe the clip is not complete. Great to see this again. Thanks.

Man he was such an awesome guy. Kind of wish could hear the songs.

It's Sammy, Baby. Yeah, the greatest American entertainer ever, yeah,, Baby!

Back when intellectual curiosity and civility were in fashion.

He is INCREDIBLE

Sammy genius.

Sammy Davis is a legend

The greatness in this man is he genuinely loved people no matter their race.

How can somebody be so entertaining in the best meaning of the word by just sitting there talking. Was wondering multiple time who was the host and who was guest. What a character!

Sammy was a great actor and entertainer, but he seemed genuinely nice too

Sammy baby. Legend

Thank you so much for posting these. Really appreciated.

I love Sammy's laugh because it is so loud and funny. Celia Booth

Superb!

THIS IS SO GOOD TO SEE. IT BROUGHT BACK A LOT OF MEMORIES. 😊

Sammy could do it all Dance , Sing and Act and he was Funny Too wish he was around know

The coolest cat 👍🏿

WOW that Olivier impression was so good i could swear it was dubbed in later!

He does a great Hamlet. Check out his old black and whites from the 60's.

I LOVE THIS THANKYOU...💥

Watching these shows you see some of these performers on their prime. Shows why they where at the top of their game.

SAMMY...I STILL LOVE HIM...💓🙏👏🤝👏🤝🎼🎶🎶

A true.... King of Kings.

Richard Alva Cavett (/ˈkævɪt/; born November 19, 1936) is an American television personality and former talk show host. He appeared regularly on nationally broadcast television in the United States from the 1960s through the 2000s. 87 AÑOS. (88)

I wish they could show the musical numbers.

Cool Cat

To me Cavett and Tom Snyder were the last of the conversationalists - they were in the same make of Jack Paar and now we have nothing.

Sammy Davis Jr was a fuckin' genuis! What a shame the show cut off where it did. MsG

cavett is an excellent interviewer, a lot of jokes don't land but the interviews are superb

Sammy is a Hall of Fame caliber entertainer. born on stage.

Thank you so much Sammy for your gifts

So sad The two musical numbers he did could not be included here… But I guess that’s because of wretchedly danged groovy licensing rights? Crap !!!! 😢. Anyway, thanks Jones for posting this. Sammy forever!!! ❤❤❤❤❤

If you look up the word "Entertainer" in the dictionary, there is a picture of Sammy Davis Jr. there.

LOL at 12:59 that was pretty clever of Rosengarden to have the band play "The Japanese Sandman" after this story haha. Very fitting! :D

Legend!

Sammy= gentlemen

Aww we missed Sammy's bit.

he was fantastic

Just a class act. A golden era. Today’s “stars” are just so fake.

If you like another example what a classy person Sammy Davis Jr. was, just watch how he compliments the host Alfred Biolek of the German show Bio's Bahnhof in 1982 right at the beginning: Sammy Davis Jr. at Bio's Bahnhof (Germany) Part 2 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iL2mhbmmzJbIhmQ.html

They do not make entertainers like Sammy Davis Jr. anymore!

Thanks for sharing! & I find it funny that even 24 people it looked like hit the 'thumbs down button'...Which is nothing, there are ALWAYS gonna' be people who love to hate everything; From maybe this show, your channel or whose on it?! Some, just knock things down for whatever reason, zero reason, just to even spread hate into the world or perhaps they are jealous or afrid of your channel! I mean bcuz why would you do that on someone's channel?! I get that not everyone likes everything & everybody;....but it's like then don't watch...I usually like everything I watch, whether it's cut great or not...Hey your most likely watching free through your internet & if you see something you don't like don't watch & I figure if someone has taken' the time upload it, especially older stuff like this...Which people relly put time into uploading from probably from a much older medium to the internet so you can enjoy or not! Ya know, if I watch & I'm choosing to watch something, I will just like, bcuz they took the time to do so...If your going to hate or you don't like someones channel & or the person on the show, Don't watch!

Why was Sammys performance cut. And he lost the bow tie, must have been wild. Darn it, I wanna see it!

Couldn't even find him on Carson, so this is a real treat. Thanks Dick! : ) I wonder why he never did The Tonight Show...or maybe that's one among the many lost reels.

How in the world that man's jaw wasn't ground to dust I'll never know. God he was groovy.

This show was great Sammy Davis was great. Anissa jones was witty and funny. 😃

If you want to learn comedy, listen to all Dick's monologues.

Classic!

I am part of the baby boom Dick Cavett spoke about. Amazing to think, those babies are in their fifties today.

+Archilochus Moz thank you for taking the time to post this. I was wondering if you have the part with Anissa Jones on it , I would love to see her segment !!!!!! Thanks for your time .

Gold watch on TOP of the shirt cuff....Gianni Agnelli style!

Dick Cavett: Apparently Catholics put ashes on their foreheads on Ash Wednesday in the sign of the cross, as a token of repentance......

6:23 SAMMY DAVIS Jr. Arrives 😎

Man, Dick was dying out there with that monologue.

Little did I know, that when growing up in the 50's and 60's. Pretty much all the entertainers I watched and listened to, were alcoholics, drug addicts, criminals, perverts or a combination of those things. But, things really haven't changed much. Probably worse, actually.

Cavette's Do you ever bomb? question is on par with 'where do you get your ideas from?'

This talk show host was in the movie Forest Gump.

AIR RIGHTS CANCELED

2:05 it's a holy smudge.

What's with that siren it was on couple shows

That generation got Sammy; we got stuck with Kanye, P. Diddy, and the like. SO not fair.

One of my all time favorite interviews by Dick Cavitt

too bad they didn't show him performing for the audiences.

Japanese are a quiet audience. Remember when Mike Tyson was KOed by Buster Douglas in Tokyo the Tokyo Dome was almost silent while witnessing the biggest upset in boxing history

Why is his performance cut

The Closest we have To Sammy today is Jamie Foxx. Sammy has one on him though with the Dancing!!!

Look up Anissa Jones interview , not long after she died of an overdose . Interview shows how damaged she was . Very sad indeed .

Samuel George «Sammy» Davis Jr. (Harlem, 8 de diciembre de 1925-Beverly Hills, 16 de mayo de 1990)

Why are the performances missing??

Is Dick related to Clint Eastwood at all?

Sammy smoking right to the end.

is he smoking? you could smoke on a recording tv set like that? On tv ?? those days man lol