Sammy Davis Jr Impersonations

[@DrDespicable]

The only thing Sammy couldn't do was live forever - what a colossal talent! Wherever you are, now, Sam, I love you, man.

[@lindak990]

Spot on

[@thomastunezz9459]

Groovy DrD. Groovy.

[@garrettc8490]

Singer, dancer, actor, comedian, impressionist, drummer, gun trick artist and civil rights activist. Arguably the greatist entertainer that ever lived!

[@scorsese1]

Absolutely

[@marchill4668]

Garrett Coble Nothing to argue; that is FACT

[@keenansteverson5100]

I would love to hear the argument for who is a greater all around talent in the history of the business!

[@pauldance7387]

Keenan Steverson Sam has no rivals when it comes to multi talented entertainers, I can think of none, really in a class of his own there cannot be a debate.

[@pauldance7387]

Keenan Steverson no argument clearly the very best all around talent, no debate

[@1976Markku]

Wipes the floor with all the modern um... "entertainers" Don't make'em like they used to.

[@johnkoziol1537]

Right on, daddy-o! For saying what you did about one of the coolest hepcats to ever grace a stage, I gave you a GREAT, BiG, HUMONGOUS “thumb’s up,” baby!!!

[@jonathanhanser5914]

Watched Sammy n Frank rehearse one day from maybe 10 ft away...and ur right...smoke today’s

[@bama1usaf]

My ex father in law (session drummer) played for Dean, Frank and Sammy. He said Sammy was the nicest down to earth man in the business. He hated playing for him, he said "Sammy never new how to get off stage, he didnt want the show to end". He laughed and said he was the greatest talent

[@hoderharris]

Great story, Sammy was simply the epitome of God given talent.

[@hoderharris]

Great story.

[@christinamitchell6796]

That's a good story and it's nice too he mentioned the honest thing that annoyed him while still giving he respect. Thx for sharing

[@lilgrease7292]

Awesome

[@dominiccugliari2282]

The only person that actually could do a good Louis Armstrong impression

[@MuhammadRaza-yd6sg]

It's so fucking good too, can't tell the difference from the original

[@theoriginalbridgetconnors]

Let's see, he could sing, dance, act, do spot-on impersonations & was a fast-draw artist and fancy gun spinner. NOBODY now days has half of his talent!

[@jonathanhanser5914]

Played good drums

[@urielbokobza8998]

That dean martin impression was on point

[@lairdfentress9712]

Sammy Davis Jr. an amazing Showman who broke barriers with his mad skills, style and grace. Amazing chops and uber cool as well. Love me some Sammy and there will never be another like him. Play his music and videos for your children and grandchildren to carry his legacy forever! Love you man!

[@ldbboosha]

Dude, that stand-up set he did in the beginning totally holds up perfectly! That shit was hilarious.

[@isolationdisorder]

What an incredible Genius. I have been a fan since the 1970's. His Nat King Cole is ridiculous!!!!

[@ronaldlaury5370]

White, black an brown all loved Sammy.The world lost ah legend!!

[@JohnDoe-yo2pj]

back then you can smoke a cigarette and still carry a serious note

[@jonathanhanser5914]

Those guys never never sung even 1 note out of tune...

[@earthlove6908]

Sammy Davis, Jr. Super mega talent!!!

[@Slappaccino]

I come back to this video several times every year to remind myself Sammy Davis Jr. is the greatest vocalist this world has ever known. Freddie Mercury is a very close second, but no one tops Sammy.

[@HeWhoFlewFromInwood]

Ever heard of Aretha, never mind Ella and Billie? We won't even get into Enrico Caruso...

[@pauldance7387]

then again: Jack Jones

[@stanleynkele3649]

Freddie Mercur?OMG give me a break.Did you ever hear of Frank Sinatra,Ella Fitzgerald,Nat King Cole,Whitney Houston,Patti Labelle etc?

[@rawbitz]

Always, at least once a year on new years eve! Have a good one!

[@xhibitjayx84cloak80]

Ever heard of the temptations dumbo

[@maviccabreraballeza6100]

Thank you so much for sharing this. No one deserves the title "The Great Entertainer" more than Sammy Davis Jr!

[@mytuber81]

Sammy Was the man, great entertainer.

[@ashmyblunt]

Marianne With Frank and Dean as well

[@TheOnIyGod]

Sammy Davis Jr: Drops 🎤🚶

[@Forever1980s]

I honestly believe that Sammy had more overall talent than anybody else in showbiz. Including his fellow Rat Packers. He could do it all. We miss you Sammy! 🥃🚬

[@jezebel324]

SHIVERS after Nat King Cole

[@Kasino80]

jezebel324 Nat King Cole and Mel Tormé were scary accurate.

[@MorrisB3]

Talent! Dean Martin impression at the end still gets me. Sammy Davis ❤️

[@darrenrodway]

Drinking from the microphone, brilliant !

[@seanken35]

I absolutely loved this performance. I was fortunate enough to not only meat the grate man but we were also neighbours and good friends with the band leader; the grate Count Basie.

[@MsAppassionata]

Meet and great.

[@edwinmartinez9787]

this man was truly the greatest star performer ever

[@kingkbtv]

The greatest entertainer God made

[@meinjapan]

just goes to show how many unique and recogneisable singers there used to be...how would you do this act today?

[@1974Asha]

SO underrated! Its unfair the Lord putting ALL that talent in one person!

[@carmenvallone1247]

Andrea Sims Genius talent there will never be such a multi talent crammed into one fantastic GOLDEN BOY! RIP Mr. Davis

[@jonathanhanser5914]

Not any more underrated than MJ to his generation...his moniker was ‘Mr Entertainment’...a huge entertainer ...in his day

[@timbrown5840]

IMHO, undoubtedly the most talented entertainer of my lifetime thus far.

[@scorsese1]

for sure

[@ambroseyrodriguez5524]

They just don't make 'em like that anymore.

[@novagerio9244]

The truest Mister Entertainment. Nobody beats glorious Sammy!

[@dj13calli]

One of a kind.

[@sunrise8263]

Actually ... ***MORE*** than one of ***EVERY*** kind.

[@jeffreylee5276]

I watch this video often and what I appreciate most is his gracious manner. The combined entertainers today don’t possess a fraction of the the talent Mr Davis had and at the end of the song he thanked the audience for allowing him to entertain them.

[@itzhakmishaeli719]

He was as just the greatest of all and so missed today

[@georgefarah2130]

Impressions are spot on! Rip Sammy

[@Glen48m]

Did Boot Camp 3 times because no one know what to do with him being Black,,,Cadillac redesigned their Steering wheel after he lost an eye..Credit to Dean and Frank to be his friend..

[@SimoPortti]

I was born in the wrong decade. several of them. Oh well. Better make the best of them

[@MadBrosMedia]

It's so sad that in this day and age their is no performers like this anymore. A true legend. What baffles me is how him and some other singers from that time could smoke while singing and still kill it.

[@Mecagothits]

True

[@DihelsonMendonca]

Jerry Lewis impression was perfect !

[@davidtierney8825]

I love Sammy and all the crooners/ early and mid 1900's. Great footage but skip to 3:21 for beginning of impersonations. Peace and Blessings :D

[@thomaschase5525]

Breathe it in folks, you will NEVER see this God tier level of entertainment EVER again! God bless Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. 🙏🏽

[@stevepayne5965]

You know ... it's not every day that you get the chance to see an effortless genius in action on film.

[@ian1patterson]

Massive voice from this tiny man....he really was a one off...and one of my favourite vocalists.

[@Fredboot1]

Mag bloody nificent, can't stop smiling , thanks Mr Davis JR

[@phillipgreer4875]

What an amazing talent this man had.

[@marinamacariogal6101]

I stumbled on this amazing video not knowing what a wonderful performer this man was

[@bakayad3196]

Don't make em like that no mo . !

[@BLacknesmonstaz]

The best. Period.

[@angelrivera4534]

Best of the best incredible talent.

[@deearee63]

The Greatest Entertainer Ever

[@scorsese1]

yup

[@bacht4799]

And we missed entertaining today.. there isn’t no entertainer today.. it’s very political or mean spirited and condescending.. I mean it’s fine we got that today too but a little of someone who just wants to entertain you and having a good time is not a bad thing either..

[@PhilGeissler]

Wow! So talented!

[@alanhelms7448]

Wow. Love some Sammy.

[@philiprobinson256]

Re:Theo It was Dean Martin's then on stage side-kick Jerry Lewis I think.

[@DrDespicable]

It was Jerry, but he and Dean had long since split, at this point.

[@alanwitton5039]

A truly great artist and entertainer

[@swacfan100]

God given talent. There will never be another Sammy Davis Jr, that brother could do it ALL!

[@btuesday]

The greatest!

[@geoffreyjames5556]

TALENT!!!!! no other way to say it.

[@jasonlassiter9229]

What a performance! Sammy was one of the greats...R.I.P. Sam

[@philiprobinson256]

Re:Theo It was Dean Martin's then on stage side-kick Jerry Lewis I think.

[@peterpiperpuppets330]

what a voice.

[@tonerbilly]

Sam was an alien no human could possibly be that talented 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Katiedid93]

Sammy was no fool. He did a Jerry impression right after Dean. 👀

[@AnhTran-fd2md]

Lol if I were the audience I would sweat intensely being nervous for him 👁👄👁

[@PaulDA2000]

Why is there always one idiot in these comments? Take your stupidity somewhere else.

[@weatherman6436]

Greatest actor alive! I love him!

[@mroberts4847]

What a class act man. What happened to this country

[@old65rocker]

9minutes of pure genius

[@malcolmcook7007]

Mr. Davis you are a Magnificent Performer!

[@HeWhoFlewFromInwood]

more Mel Torme!

[@byzenteendutchies8096]

One for my BWAAYBE...

[@ericwilliams2122]

what a God!!!!!!!!!!

[@CaseyMoo1]

What a total badass :-) wow!Gone way before his time. Dog Gone cigarettes anyway, right?

[@benjaminboot2340]

The way he handles the mic after the 8.55 marc just shows what an experienced performer he is.

[@clemenspuchwein9522]

Great, " which way is the audience" I love it.... thanks for uploading

[@toniwilson1579]

Just a question that never be answer but when he said my good pal that was here earlier this evening Mr Dean Martin ... you saw a arm handing him a drink and then a big laugh. My though just then wondering if it was Dean giving him his drink. It would be funny.

[@thomasmcclean4352]

Sammy Davis Junior, absolutely perfect comments on Racism that was abound at that time. Frank Sinatra, simply wouldn't put up with it. Great Kudos to ALL OF THE RAT PACK, ABSOLUTELY EXCELLENT PERFORMERS, NEVER TO COME AGAIN.

[@majestic_irrelevance]

None of the band is laughing at his jokes

[@Kasino80]

Josh Bridges they've probably heard half of them before.

[@mightybasedzao3057]

Yes they were

[@majestic_irrelevance]

@@mightybasedzao3057 nuh uh

[@ralphman8252]

Bed cover pst pst "You in the wrong group"

[@desleykakoulidisgallaway3382]

How eloquent.....what an amazing instrument he can do anything with it..... and he smoked

[@ABlackMan9]

You wanna do a complex Biopic? Sammy D. My man was extremely talented, and dealt with all kinds of racism, hardships, and feelings of not being accepted by his own community. The awards would just roll in

[@connieriopelle2145]

Brilliant

[@AlmiNia]

Why can't I thumbsup this more than once

[@everettscott4745]

I got quite emotional when SDJ impersonated Nat King Cole. Nat, you're so very very missed.

[@OpusKingOfficial]

Bennett was a bit off but that Nat King Cole gets me everytime

[@JebHoge]

I just love how exuberant the Bennett impression is. It gets a lot of laughs.

[@michaelnaisbitt1639]

In comparison to this man -----There are on "entertainers " on today,s excuse for TV

[@robertkoch618]

Which way is the audience pally? Hhahahaha!

[@adriannefarmer3446]

Greatest entertainer bar none. No one has that much talent any more.

[@davesmurf6693]

Mr Entertainer...........

[@tommyhaynes521]

WOW !! What an entertainer

[@johnkoziol1537]

I said it before and I will say it again here and now. If there is a more versatile entertainer than Sammy Davis Jr. then I have yet to have heard of him.

[@thomasmcclean4352]

Excellent

[@joegomez1983]

Theo Byrne He was doing Jerry Lewis right after Dean Martin.

[@sharonmills952]

Fabulous!

[@rbianca1]

Genius!

[@mickj.147]

Absolutely brilliant, legend.

[@andreandre7055]

What Giant!

[@carltrotter7622]

When he sang as Nat King Cole, it was, as if for a moment, as if Nat was alive and crooning again.

[@ndthomp]

His stage exit is better than most shows these days

[@gerorase]

Sammy jr uno de los mejores en el escenario le da viva a sus canciones

[@ThundersMcCoy]

He does these impersonations I swear you'd think it was the real people.

[@michaelmyers6985]

Ok. Now someone impersonate Sammy. (impossible)

[@PaulDA2000]

What is the date of this performance?

[@jrb1802uk]

June 20th, 1965. Kiel Opera House St. Louis, Missouri. Benefut concert arranged by Frank Sinatra. Orchestra is Count Basie and his band.

[@ellew4573]

I wish someone would’ve told him to stop smoking.

[@MrCarltonjsmith]

The GREATEST ENTERTAINER IN THE WORLD...impersonations..played a bunch of instruments, acted, danced taught Eastwood and John Wayne cowboy tricks...born on 145th st in Harlem to a Puerto Rican mother and a Black father and there isn't even a fucking tree or a branch or a plaque named after him up there!

[@sirBjammingIII]

Count Basie Orchestra

[@grassshadow1]

The Jerry Lewis broke me up