“In the Ghetto” is one of the most famous songs Elvis Presley released during the 1960s. In her autobiography, Elvis’ girlfriend, Linda Thompson, said Sammy Davis Jr. initially turned down the song.

Adds Don Cheadle: "Sammy Davis, Jr., was not only a towering, sui generis talent but also a performer who used his platform and prestige to fight for equality and justice" A century ago, on Dec. 8, ...

Tracey Davis, an author and daughter of Rat Pack entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. and actress May Britt, has died. She was 59. Davis’ ex-husband Guy Garner told The Associated Press that Davis died in ...

'It's horrible. It's a timmy-two-shoes, it's white bread, cute-ums, there's no romance. Blechhh!' ...

Sammy Davis Jr. was a dedicated member of the Rat Pack who showcased his talent through song, dance, and acting. He was so dedicated to his craft that he was willing to continue performing through a ...

Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. were the kind of friends who felt more like family, and sometimes they fought like it too. The music icons met in the 1940s, later becoming part of the legendary Rat ...

Many people considered Sammy Davis Junior the greatest entertainer of his era. His daughter Tracey Davis shares stories from her book Sammy Davis... Rat Pack's Sammy Davis Jr. Lives On Through ...

The entertainer, who would have turned 100 this month, reinvented himself by starring in the musical version of Clifford Odets’s prizefighting drama “Golden Boy.” By Laurence Maslon She was a white ...

Tracey Davis, the daughter of Sammy Davis Jr., who died on Nov. 2 at age 59, co-wrote two memoirs of her father, implying that as the proverb goes, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. From ...

Sammy Davis Jr. was the epitome of the artist as brilliant naif, blazing as he collapses into a cold, dark star, a posthumous object best described (considering Sammy's diminutive stature and ...

Legacy Ranch’s Sammy Davis and jockey Hector I. Berrios win the $100,000 Graduation Stakes Friday, August 8, 2025 at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar, CA. The two-year-old California-bred son of Sir ...