Sammy Davis Jr. Month is going pretty well, although I'm still working my way through Sammy Davis Jr.'s first autobiography (it is 600 pages long, and his second autobiography is about the same in length!!!). I've also been watching more YouTube clips of his stage and television performances, to get a better sense of him as an entertainer. These are some of my favorite clips that I have seen thus far:
I can't find the source of this clip, but I'm pretty sure that this is from a 1973 episode of The Julie Andrews Hour. Julie serves as a moderator between an "impression contest" between Rich Little and Sammy Davis Jr. I especially love at 5:25 in this clip, when Sammy Davis Jr.'s impression of Frankie
Laine makes Julie Andrews lose it. It's also fun to have two Dean Martins performing at the same time (even with a "Dean and Jerry" moment).
Probably the best compilation of Sammy Davis Jr. clips is this one, which includes not only his impressions but dancing, singing, and some of his on-stage work with the Rat Pack:
Here is one more BBC clip. I especially like the impressions that begin around the middle of the clip, starting with Fred Astaire (at 6:41):
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