This was the very last year we toured with "Mr D".I am honored and blessed to have played bass for 5 years and to have written a few arrangements with an ultimate great performer!

@petalpower509

4 жыл бұрын

James Leary They were just amazing entertainers..

@1978garfield

4 жыл бұрын

James Leary You must have some stories.

@patricemarie2960

4 жыл бұрын

Very cool! .... Loved his talent here! ...

@dogsquadstorm6861

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mr Leary for your contribution to what is considered "true music"

@Johnyhoeks

3 жыл бұрын

Mr Leary Greetings from the Netherlands

The man sang, he danced, he was not just a great actor, but he was also a great comedic actor. There will never be another Sammy Davis, Jr.

@scratchers7916

8 жыл бұрын

+Jay Quintana Couldn't agree more The best, the very best..cream of the crop. My ex girl friend played the piano for him when he was in Australia.; She said he was a GREAT bloke. Sinatra adored him like a brother. The wonderful Sammy Davis;Thanks to Vambo Rools for posting this.

@kara1464

8 жыл бұрын

+scratcher s You're very welcome :)

@n.a.lockhart

8 жыл бұрын

You have that soooooo right!! This brings tears of love and appreciation of Sammy.

@bradthomson4830

7 жыл бұрын

also did impressions... there will never be another generation like this.. we have lost our souls.

@jackwillow9618

7 жыл бұрын

+Brad Thomson you are right there is not an entertainer in this generation that could measure up to Sammy Davis Jr. or any of the rat pack . there is no soul in today's music. It is about the money now there's no story or feeling to the songs now a days.

No one will EVER be able to sing and perform this song like our dear Sammy Davis Jr. He OWNED this song. It truly brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it. Rest In Peace, Sammy. Love ya!

I was too young to understand, now as an old man I do understand and love Mr Sammy Davis Jr.

@GregWatson-wb8yd

Жыл бұрын

Pres. Kennedy denied him. How sad

Pay attention at how he builds up subtly, but powerfully. What a great artist, and a beautiful song. "The dog up and died, and after twenty years he still grieves..." "you see, son, I drinks a bit..." If you don't have tears in your eyes at passages like these, get your tear ducts checked. I have no words for how wonderful this is.

@michaeldargan1874

6 жыл бұрын

Great comments Fabio. Your so right, I still get tears to this day when i hear this song sung by Sammy.

@billpiechocki

2 жыл бұрын

@FabioPBarbieri, You nailed it!

@billpiechocki

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaeldargan1874 I've got those tears in my eyes and heart, right now.

@brockputnam8484

2 жыл бұрын

AGREED~! Of all the performers I am sorry to never have seen - HE is at the VERY top of the list. An amazingly multitalented man. He came up the hard way - and unlike some people who would express their anger about the path to the top, he used his showbiz scars to imbue everything he sang with a vivid texture. He's been gone for 32 years now - and to repeat, I regret never gotten to see him live.

@carolprice7348

2 жыл бұрын

@@billpiechocki uh m

NO ONE does this song better! RIP, brother.

They say that people of the younger generation don't appreciate older music, such as this. I'm 15. While people I know are singing Lady Gaga and the Jonas Brothers, while I sit and sing Mr Bojangles in class. I am so proud to be different, as from a young age, I've always appreciated this music, because of my Grandad. This is my favourite ever song, and I will listen to it every day for the rest of my life. I love you Sammy

Just absolutely the most astoundingly best ever. This was Sammys song and this performance is breathtaking.

You can hear the power behind Sammy's voice. He could blow the audience out of their seats if he wanted to. One of America's all time great performers. Nobody today even comes close. Today's performers need 50 dancers, a light show, and $5 million in props to dazzle a crowd. Sammy Davis Jr only needed his voice.

@danallured5806

9 жыл бұрын

agreed!,oh and you missed out the bums and boobs they all need to show nowadays to take the mind away from the "singing"! mind you I wouldn't want to see sammys boobs or bum for that matter! lol ;-)

@chrispmis

9 жыл бұрын

Dan Allured If I want to see bums and boobs I just turn on the news and watch our U.S. politicians pretending to be enlightened. :o)

@kaigreen5641

9 жыл бұрын

There are plenty of singers out there who can still blow away an audience with only their voice, unfortunately record labels don't sign them. They only sign people they can mold in to money making zombies. If you want to see real singers, go visit your local venue and support the artists barely making ends meat singing to twenty people who aren't even listening.

@danallured5806

9 жыл бұрын

Kai Green hey kai, I am that artist you are talking about! I'm in a duo, and yes I can wow an audience with just my voice as can my duo partner, so your comment ia probably one of the best i've ever seen on here! And as for the twenty people who aren't listening, high five to that! I personally know loads of local artists who could wipe the floor with 99 percent of commercial artists today and it is a sad situation, so yeah get out there and support us! Thanks kai Dan.

@kaigreen5641

9 жыл бұрын

I too work in a duo and the same is true of us. When I heard that Zayn from One Direction was signed off for "stress" I was both angry and amused. angry because I have worked my entire life to be a professional singer/guitarist and I often work seven nights a week, singing for upwards of an hour and half per night, for months on end being paid atleast 1000 times less than any current pop star. Amused because I can't imagine a situation in which having women throwing themselves at me and being paid millions of dollars a year could cause me stress and this little piss ant without any talent, working a hundred shows per year, basically as a backing singer, can't handle it.....

For some reason, i start listening to the song and start crying and remembering my dad, all those beautifull memories with him. I am 20 years old and this is true music. I thank God that i found this :')

The best interpretation ever was this one, by the great Samy Davis Jr. who KNEW what that song was about from within... Incredibly moving song. Can't help crying when I hear it.

@veronicaduran5009

2 жыл бұрын

Really touches your heart ,RIP Sammy Davis Jr.😇💙💙💙

@bodofrohlich3265

11 ай бұрын

same me

@yagottawanna25

5 ай бұрын

Especially when his dog up and dies ...

GREAT VIDEO SONG TELLS THE STORY OF MY LIFE N BOND WITH MY DOG OF 15 YRS SHES BEEN GONE NOW FOR OVER 20 YEARS N I STILL CRY 😢😢😢

A profoundly sad song when it is understood in context

WOW... Sammy's performance here kind of took my breath. I think Sammy's own age here added so much more power to this song... Sammy was reaching the end of his life here... I was so moved by the performance I wish I had something more profound to say!

@KLUNKET

10 жыл бұрын

steve aragon ... what???? I didn't say this was the END of his life, I said he was "reaching the end of his life here"... and that was TRUE. This performance is from 1989 and he died in 1990. This is literally months before he passed away. I was simply trying to say that his performance about an aging entertainer reflecting near the end of his life was more emotional to me since Sammy himself was reaching the end of his. In a way it more strongly connects Sammy with the Bojangles character and in my mind made the song so much more powerful. I wish Sammy would "come back and dance". Where exactly were you going with the "uh not the end of his life" comment? I don't quite get what you're trying to say?

@asmith73TCB

10 жыл бұрын

steve aragon the year before his death

@akwi_nji_studio

10 жыл бұрын

I get what you're saying and totally agree. Don't know why there's such a fuss over months or a year (even if it was 2) before his death.

@KLUNKET

10 жыл бұрын

Akwi Nji I am not sure why the fuss, I was confused by that as well. Perhaps I didn't word what I was attempting to express in my initial comment well enough? Regardless, I love Sammy and this song, and still especially love this particular performance because of the emotional connection. I feel it adds so much more power to it.

@andofock

10 жыл бұрын

I still getting tears in my ears.

Sammy Davis Jr. Blew through the color barrier in Hollywood (and, yes, there was one) like a comet. If he were to run for president today I would vote for him. The man had more talent in his little finger than most of us have in our whole bodies.

@Dentzah

9 жыл бұрын

"Color" is racist

Sammy was an entertainer. The best there ever was or will be. There will never be anyone to ever come close to his talent. RIP Sammy

Quintuple threat: 1. Actor 2. Singer 3. Dancer 4. Musician 5. Impressionist. He gave us so much in his time on the earth and I was blessed to witness some of it. We toss around the term "Greatest Entertainer of all time" and "King of this" and King of that". My vote, without a doubt, goes to Sammy Davis Jr., the consummate Entertainer.

@greenisnice68

8 жыл бұрын

Well said.

@bernardpuccetti

6 жыл бұрын

Keith A Sanford, comme vous avez raison! Il était une artiste complet.

@muzguz7276

5 жыл бұрын

You know. I think you nailed it. Much respect.

I had the supreme pleasure of seeing Sammy do this live at the Arena Theater in Houston. He did it in a down tempo moving through a series of spots on a darkened stage. When the last note ended the last spot went out leaving stage dark. The audience was so mesmerized it must have been 5-10 seconds before the applause started and built to a resounding roar. When the lights can on Sammy was standing there with tears streaming down his face. A moment I will never forget. Thank you Sammy.

His vocal is sweetened through the ages just like wine.... Please, Mr Bojangles, come back and dance, dance, dance, DANCE!!!

I saw Sammy perform this song at the Arena Theater in the Round in Houston Tx many many years ago. As usual it was his closing number. The theater went dark and then a series of spot lights came on the stage. Sammy moved from one spotlight to another as he sang with the previous spotlight going dark. When the last note was sung all the lights were out. It must have been 5-10 seconds before you heard a sound. It stared with one person applauding and then it built to a crescendo. When the light came back on there stood Sammy with tears streaming down his face along with everyone in the audience. I read in the paper where Sammy said this was one of the most moving experiences he ever had with this song. You just had to be there.

@yorkie6687

8 жыл бұрын

Wonderfull talent, very sadly missed!

@scratchers7916

7 жыл бұрын

James Gattis1 We were not there, but through your wonderful writing, we can at least imagine how great and spine tingling the atmosphere would have been. What a wonderful tribute you have written.

@paulsid9

7 жыл бұрын

James Gattis wow, lucky man. Treasure that memory.

@introfxm1019

7 жыл бұрын

James Gattis

@PerlitaHabanera

7 жыл бұрын

great experience. nobody sang that song better than him.

"He took our breath away, and cigarettes took his." ~ anti-smoking billboard about six months after we lost him

@SeanMichaelWesley

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. His habit was one many have, but ultimately, it took his larynx and caused a lot of undue pain and distress to him in his later years. Great performer and it’s amazing he kept his voice for so long considering how much he smoked.

The Greatest Entertainer In Modern Day History.

How I wish he could come back, and help heal our division by tellig us how crazy we all were. If you find out who his best friends, who he loved the most, you'd be surprised. He loved who was good. He didn't care what race, religion, color or creed. If you were good, and had a little talent, he loved you. I have loved Sammy since I first saw him as a small child, and cried deeply when he died. God Bless you Mr. Davis. God heap you will ALL His Divine Love and Praise for the Greatness you still are!

I saw this video when I was a kid. His performance really knocked out Japanese audience.

And not many people know that Sammy played 'several' musical instruments and was an avid photographer (which he looked at as 'just a hobby'). He was a gun collector and taught himself many of the fancy gun routines he performed in Western/cowboy movies. When it comes to entertainment and pure artistic ability, NOBODY did it better than Sammy Davis Jr. And as somebody stated in one of the other comments, he did it with STYLE and CLASS. R.I.P. Sammy ... you were the greatest!!!

@patequiguapacha5382

10 жыл бұрын

he was the most talented entertainer of all time, he could do it all extremely well!

@openmind1966

10 жыл бұрын

That is what we are missing today. Talent. Comedy, Sing, Dance, he was the best. Simply the best.

I love you Sammy, the world needs great artists like you again.

Remember when entertainers just entertained us with their voice and a simple soft shoe dance?

@rickballard2596

10 жыл бұрын

amen

The dog part gets me everytime... "After 20 years, he still grieves...." Uuugh.

I named my late dog Mr Bo Jangles as when he was a puppy he would always come up to nuzzle me when I played this. Best dog I ever owned. xxx

@open-rhythm

7 жыл бұрын

He he. My Cat's called mr.Bojangles, He gets all sorts of names, Including Bow, bow-bow, mr. B-J. and so on.

@jrclem79

7 жыл бұрын

When I was a teen in the 70's my oldest sister's dog was named Mr. Bojangles. He was registered and when she got his papers back after sending in his name it had as his name Mr. Bojangles III. I loved Sammy and I love this song but I hated that dog.

@arthas640

6 жыл бұрын

The part where he says "twenty years later he still grieves" is true. I had the best damn cat every, Ming-ga, and everyone loved her. 5 years after she died i was talking to a former employee of my dads (he ran a construction company from our home) and hse'd go out to visit him when he showed up for work, and 5 years after she died just mentioning her was enough to make him cry. It's almost exactly 10 years since she died and a few months ago i was talking about her to my dad he actually started to cry.

Nobody knows, what this man had to go through to become the person, we are allowed to see here in this vids. I seriously doubt that there is somebody on this planet, who deserves more respect than Samy. Rest in peace, my friend

@canadaandusarock730

9 жыл бұрын

aexl82 He deserves so much respect that you couldn't even correctly spell the little runts name.

@greatgazza4765

9 жыл бұрын

Canada and USA Rock "the little runt" are you fucking serious???

@canadaandusarock730

9 жыл бұрын

great gazza Well, sure I am. Why? This dude was tiny. TINY!!!

@stefanwilkinson1536

Жыл бұрын

@@canadaandusarock730 bigger than you

@GregWatson-wb8yd

Жыл бұрын

​@@canadaandusarock730 u tell him!!

I thank God that I had the opportunity with my wife to see this heavenly performer at a live concert in 1982. Sammy did it all from playing the drums, dancing like Michael Jackson and James Brown ,tapping, telling jokes, doing his vocal impersonations of over a dozen singers, and singing twenty five songs for us to perfection. He did three encores, and didn't end the concert until we realized how tired he was, gave him another standing ovation and started walking out. Worth twice the money!

What a great talent Sammy was. The effort he put into all his performances was unbelievable. The so-called entertainers of today couldn't shine this guy's shoes.

Sammy Davis was the best.very time I see this I am in awe and I end up with tears cause he was so dam awesome. Still miss him. RIP Mr Davis GOD BLESS you for all the joy you gave.

He was THE most talented of the three in the "Rat Pack." Sinatra couldn't hold a candle to him. He could do it ALL, and at a much higher level than both Dean and Frank. We'll never see the likes of him again. RIP. His legacy lives on.

@itsantone8262

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely an amazing and underrated performer. As for being much more talented than both Dean and Frank I'd say eh. Davis best musical performer but Dino had a better voice (imo) and a better feel for comedy, though not by far. Franky was easily the biggest icon and strongest voice but didn't really compare to either one in terms of performing-talent. Amazing trio nonetheless, all great comedians and vocalists. Possano riposare in pace

@Jayce_Alexander

3 жыл бұрын

I think they were all amazing performers. What made Davis so incredible was the raw emotion in his voice and the masterful control he had over his body. Every move he makes is perfectly executed, and even the slightest hand gesture is filled with fire and passion. There would not have been a Michael Jackson without Sammy Davis Jr., that's for sure. They were all great. I was still in my diapers when Sammy Davis Jr. passed away, but he was the reason I went into musical theatre myself. I wish I could have seen him perform.

I am only 30 and obviously do not remember Sammy in the flesh, but I feel like he represents everything we are missing today, a certain confidence and braggadocio but unity of American culture and purpose. Wish I could have met the man, he seems like a real good dude.

@zara_slays4eva

7 жыл бұрын

Listen to Sammy's version of Don't blame the Children.... very powerful lyrics.

No one does that song better than he did.......plus, in this song he was singing about his own life.......

@kara1464

10 жыл бұрын

No. He wasn't. He was singing about a man Jerry Jeff Walker met in the '60s. He was never the man in the song.

@Golfer964

10 жыл бұрын

Vambo Rools Well it turned out to apply to his own life, figuratively....

@kara1464

10 жыл бұрын

Metaphorically, perhaps.

@jthomasaustin

9 жыл бұрын

Vambo Rools Sammy Davis, Jr. stated in several interviews that he felt connected to the song because his biggest fear was that he would literally become Mr. Bojangles, in old age, playing dive bars and talking about past fame.

@paulmic8226

9 жыл бұрын

Jay Surles I agree, He sang every song like it was part of his life.

What a legend! Old Sammy RIP.....Miss U! Thanks for the music Mr.Bojangles......

One of the best entertainers ever>

So much sadness contained in this version and yet the compelling triumph of the inner person overcomes loss and failure. What a performer.

ONE OF THE BEST & GREATEST MULTI -TALENTED ENTERTAINERS THAT EVER LIVED. Thank you for recognizing his talent in this song & dance video. ♫ Anthony Figgiani ♫ ♫

I think this was his best performance because he realized that he was Mr. Bojangles, and all of us would be asking him to come back and dance..

@superyid2010

8 жыл бұрын

Absolutely spot on fella!

@dzomisharma7085

6 жыл бұрын

Fabsmaster5 Doris day

@pkmnjourney

6 жыл бұрын

why’d you have to go and make me emotional like that dawg

@D.Antony

5 жыл бұрын

Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson

Sammy I wish you'd come back and dance for us

The best interpretation ever was this one, by the great Samy Davis Jr. who KNEW what that song was about from within... Incredibly moving song. Can't help crying when I hear it. Gosh we miss people like Samy Davis Jr who could convey the emotion so well..

I loved him and brat pack when i was younger..but Mr. Bojangles will always be special. My bro in law would sing it at Christmas and ....usually everyday. Time is passing quickly. And he requested this at his funeral. Such wonderful memories with Sammy Davis Jr. & Mr. Bojangles & DLT 😢❤

Sammy was as talented as anybody in the history of show business.

@marleneblore6236

2 жыл бұрын

I' love him God Bless thank you for. his ...music

wtf would anyone thumbs down the great Sammy Davis Jr.?

@angekne7409

6 жыл бұрын

FJ80Coop Exactly what i thought

@emmasamways3368

6 жыл бұрын

They obviously have no taste, they don't know a all round amazing performer

@brentchampagnie9130

6 жыл бұрын

FJ80Coop To thumbs down this is to dislike breathing

so many emotions run thru me as I watch this. simply amazing, the man, the entertainer, the professional.

I loved Mr. Sammy, one of the greatest talents of all time. RIP SANNY DAVIS JR.

Agree totally with Jay Quintana. Never will be another Sammy Davis Jr. He was the best

Sammy was one of my Dad's favourites. I'm so glad his musical tastes rubbed off on to me. So i can now listen to this great music and remember my Dad. ( My Dad passed away Christmas 2015).

@johnslattery6194

5 жыл бұрын

Your Dad had great taste and knowledge of music mate,i wrote down all the lyrics when i was young and cried like a baby afterwards R.I.P. Sammy and your Dad God Bless

Sammy's tribute to Bill Robinson and all he contributed to dance, particularly tap, which clearly was one of Sammy's favorite ways to entertain. Where are legends like this now??

It's such a shame that gems like will remain undiscovered by the newer generations. I doubt that the music industry will ever have such talents as Sammy, or the rest of the rat pack, again. So great even in his old age!

Just one year before his death in 1990. RIP

@Lone432345

6 жыл бұрын

You know that Sammy Davis Sr only died a few years before his sonsdeath.

Tears in my eyes, sighing in sincere grief... can' t these talents live for ever...

I heard it one day on the way home from work, and I cried every time I heard it after that. Back then, I was so lonely and had a few regrets, but now, as we enter 2019, I am happy, content, and fulfilled. The song still makes me cry!

Sammy was the man.One of a kind.A great talent.We will never see the likes of this talent again.

He touches your soul with his music❤

Made me cry again Sammy.

Saw Sammy perform this in Toronto at Okeefe center in 70s with my Mom. It is still THE BEST performance I have even seen by anyone to this day...mesmerizing. .

yes, this great entertainer is long gone now, but thanks to videos like this one he can live on and on...he can touch the lives of many generations to come...none were as big a talent as this little man was...he was one of the great ones...timeless...a man of many talents...he was a very good actor as well, if you see any of his movies i am sure you will agree....

Mygod that was beautiful ! Thank you!

@kara1464

8 жыл бұрын

+merilyn taylor-smith You're welcome x

Love an' miss you so much, Sammy...can't wait ta see you an' the rest o' the boys one day. :,)

64 years old here & sounds as good as ever. He would only live less then a year after this. RIP Mr. Davis one of our greatest entertainers ever.

Has taken me 47 years to discover this A superb performance. sammy Davis was one class act.

Absolutely amazing!!

Awesome performance- the best version of this song !

@echenle86

7 жыл бұрын

Sammy brought this song to life on stage !!

@necrome9746

7 жыл бұрын

I agree. I love both this and Robbie Williams' version. Both having a unique feeling to their version. Robbie's version feels like a telling to remember the great Bojangles. This version however Sammy "tells" the story of Bojangles. It has that feeling of him knowing him personally (he probably did). And that is what music should be. A story told by the artist. I get goosebumps and always feel sad when listening to this song, but also the happy from hearing his story.

So many of the Older Ones gone, I Miss them. None can ever be Replaced. I only Hope the Younger Generation will watch and say, Wow!

One thing about Sammy Davis Jr, RIP, in each performance he gave it his all. No one I’ve ever seen matched his energy and showmanship 😢

R.I.P. Sammy :)

Frank Sinatra never really got over Sammies death ! They were a lot closer than most people thought.

@deneenjeffries2768

6 жыл бұрын

Lou McConnell Sinatra thought of Sammy as his kid brother!

So hard to believe this was only a year before he died. One of the greatest entertainers to grace this earth. RIP Sammy.

This song reminds me my grandfather, my grandmother and my great uncle, who was veteran of the World War II as cavalry lieutenant. When I hear this I cry. May RIP to them and to the Rat Pack (Frankie, Dean and Sammy).

That is pure class.

Never to be surpassed,

What an artist and true performer, I was lucky enough to see him in Brisbane in early 70's and again in Melbourne late 80's. I love this version and brings tears of joy to my eyes.

Incredible! The one and only! There's really no better version and performance of this great song!

Anyone else get goosebumps? People my age don't understand. I'm 19 btw

@altmanberti8242

6 жыл бұрын

I'm 60 years old and I understand you. I cry.

@PurpleRain500

5 жыл бұрын

I’m 22 and I’ve been listening to this man and Frank and Dean since I was nine. No one has inspired me more. They truly ARE the best!

@cheese2cake1

5 жыл бұрын

Sammy was a master at his craft, awesome. RIP

@PurpleRain500

5 жыл бұрын

Sandra flemming Yes!

@redhowzredhowz4743

5 жыл бұрын

@@cheese2cake1 b

I saw this concert on TV in Japan ... it was with Frank Sinatra and Liza Minelli .. Japanese part is translated this songs lyric.

GREAT SONG WORDS HIT HOME WITH ME MY DOG OF 15 YEARS DIED N STILL AFTER 20 YEARS I STILL CRY WHEN I LOOK AT PICTURES OF HER I

Absolutely great! No one did this song better than Sammy! Incredible!

He moved me to tears. Now everyone knows who Michael Jackson got his steps from.

@mikekemp9877

6 жыл бұрын

did you notice the little moonwalk early on and the man was wracked with cancer at the time knew he had little time left this was his legacey

@edwinhansen7815

6 жыл бұрын

To me Michael Jackson was totally besotted with Elvis, he even married into the family. Michael was an Elvis impersonator.

@quasimotter

6 жыл бұрын

He and Sammy were friends and Michael recognized greatness. The clean edge, the sharpness of Michael's moves, at least in my opinion, call homage loudly to Sammy. I believe there are more comparisons.

Mr Sammy Davis Jr. really hated this song because he was terrified that he would turn in to Mr Bojangles when he got old. A lonley washed out drunk that danced the small joints in the sticks... Imagine being that famous and sucessful like Sammy and still be able to be humble enough to understand that it could all be gone in a blink of an eye..(no pun intended).

10 жыл бұрын

Really? wow.

@petalpower509

4 жыл бұрын

People that come from a poor back ground,never forget that period in there lives. Though they do worry about returning to having no financial security.. God bless you Sammy the millions that you cheered up with your wonderful life and hard work. You were never going back.. Xxx

My dogs...Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. I grew old with the Rat Pack. These guys will take me to my final resting place as devoted as they are. Thanks for everything, guys and dogs.

In my mind, and to my heart, Sammy was the greatest all around entertainer the world has ever known!!! He could do it all! The only one I knew that came close to his all around talent was Gregory Hines. He was from an era when there were so many stellar talents out there. Thank you for giving the world a chance to see him do his magic, in a world that sorely needs it!

chills man. chills. 3:45 on

hate to be middleaged but what I would have missed all the talented stars sorry the next generations wont have any of these great people to enjoy thank god for utube

@kaigreen5641

9 жыл бұрын

plenty of talented people out there.... but they dont make money for record labels and as such dont get signed. I sing for a living, could blow any modern pop star off the stage with few exceptions (Bruno Mars for instance, very talented guy) but I dont make the kind of music 13 year old girls want to listen to and they are the only people who buy music any more.

@danallured5806

9 жыл бұрын

Kai Green lol,hey kai, I only just read this comment of yours,and when I read about the "13 year old girls", I realised that's almost exactly what I'd put in that other post to you! we must be cut from the same cloth mate,I think bruno mars is one of the few REAL talented artists around today too. where abouts are you from? Dan.

@kaigreen5641

9 жыл бұрын

Dan Allured The UK. Originally from Essex, currently working and living in Cornwall.

@danallured5806

9 жыл бұрын

Kai Green i'm uk too, but up in leicester, got family down devon.whats your act called?

@dave357

6 жыл бұрын

Bo burnham.

I Feel so bless when listing to this to have lived during this era in time to have experienced the entertainers we have had over the last 60 year. This song makes me reflect on my life and it has been a blessing regardless of the up’s and downs. thank for the post kara1464

There's a deeper meaning to this song which reflects the aging of any man. What a perfect performance.

Doctors could have save Sammy by performing throat surgery. But Sammy said if he couldn't sing, he didn't want to live.

@Odin029

7 жыл бұрын

That's so sad. It reminds me of Big Bill Broonzy who opted to have surgery for throat cancer although it still didn't work and he died shortly afterward. There's actually a video on youtube from a couple of days before the surgery, and perhaps the last song he ever sung in front of people.

Was he short?...I didn't notice because he was bigger than life...and his star was very very bright.

Just to hear the greatest entertainer ever sing brings a huge smile. A true genuine talent, but even greater person. His wonderful voice, joyful dances, but above all the greatest laugh is truly missed! RIP Sammy. We true fans try to keep your legacy alive! And yes we miss you Sam…and after 22 years we still grief….

So underrated as a performer.. a sad reflection of our times.. I can't even begin to try and understand the struggle that was and still is..

where are those singers today?

@amigosXcorrespondenc

9 жыл бұрын

willythewave Men..

@bryanb16th

9 жыл бұрын

willythewave dead yes, but their wonderful spirits live on

@woffwoff9939

9 жыл бұрын

Jeffrey Lebowski cant be replaced... who can?? you, me? god bless

@scientia-potentia

9 жыл бұрын

Jeffrey Lebowski There will never ever be such marvelous singers today. What a shame on our society not to be able of delivering such legends anymore.

@RobDoherty

9 жыл бұрын

Hey guys, I got into all this late but I've taken up this kind of music cause it's so enjoyable to sing. Sammy Davis Jr is a fave of mine now. Please help me show these songs more by coming to "Swing My Way" on Facebook Love it! :-)

Somone said that Nitty Gritty DB did this better than Sammy....Really? What the hell are you smokin".

For me, there is no better version... Thanks Sam... One of the all time greats... Peace!

A little man with huge, major, ginormous talent and soul. The best live performer I've ever seen and I've seen them all from Johnny Cash to Pavarotti.

OK I had to hear THE NITTY GRITTY BAND version....................................Are you KIDDING ME, Again you are entitled to your opinion - In my humble opinion - COULD NOT EVEN CARRY SAMMY'S LUGGAGE.............................Sammy had FEEL, EMOTION - The Nitty Gritty Band - NO FEEL, JUST A LADDY, DAA Version of this song. One of the greatest entertainers of our life time........................................

@crabbyoldgamer3028

8 жыл бұрын

+Abc 60 King Only idiots think anyone could do this better than Sammy. He made it his song. He became Mr. Bojangles when he sang this.

Unless I've forgotten any, only Tony Bennett is left of the great crooners. Sad.

@richardweller5935

5 жыл бұрын

JAZZ MAN that's right.. He still is crooning, what a man.

Mr. Bojangles song makes me cry every time I hear it.

such a top tier elite performer in all aspects...many artists seem to lose their touch abit as they get older but sammy just always had it no matter how old he was...what an absolute inspiration...best multi talented performer of all time and a wonderful human being