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. ❤

@jennaejones5285

3 жыл бұрын

Sammy was a better performer then Dean or Frank. Dean Martin said Sammy was the most talented of all the Rat Pack. Better dancer, singer and comedian

@santaclaus3077

3 жыл бұрын

@@jennaejones5285 Dean was a better singer

@jennaejones5285

3 жыл бұрын

@@santaclaus3077 Yes Dean was a marvelous singer. They both were.

@igluver15

3 жыл бұрын

I believe he was also a multi-instrumentalist........he could play basically every conventional instrument.....piano, drums, guitar and I believe trumpet.

@marinagallant1847

Жыл бұрын

Sammy was the best

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

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

@frasertones8519

Жыл бұрын

Cocaine.

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.

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

@Rob_Kates

6 жыл бұрын

Agreed, I liked Cavett's show. He was so quick and smart...a "thinking man's comic." He actually was a writer for Johnny Carson at one point, then went head-to-head with him with this show. They were both from Nebraska, both comics and magicians.

Sammy was one groovy cat, man.

@elihuepotts7877

6 жыл бұрын

Cancer

@bholaoates1542

6 жыл бұрын

Sagittarius

@allenfreeland6494

4 жыл бұрын

I wish that I met him in person man Sammy was and always be the best.

@michaelmitchell5098

3 жыл бұрын

And that’s the truth man.

@dennispearson9287

3 жыл бұрын

I DON'T THINK SAMMY COULD HAVE SAID IT BETTER HIMSELF 😂😂😂 !!!!!!!.....

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

@DarkSkies72

3 жыл бұрын

He lied, Sammy would tell you himself that title goes to The King, Elvis Presley. Sammy loved Elvis and vice versa.

@chriss3838

2 жыл бұрын

@@DarkSkies72 Sammy could play multiple instruments,sing, dance. He was the ultimate performer. I'm sorry ,but Elvis doesn't hold a candle to Sammy.

@barbaracollins5605

2 жыл бұрын

My parents saw him and said the same thing. He was an electric showman.

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.

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

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

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.

@v-town1980

6 жыл бұрын

Yup, now these young black kids who've never gone through anything Sammy did carry the biggest chip on their shoulders. Entitled gits.

@tomhall7644

4 жыл бұрын

Dalí_Hemingway Dick Cavett is literally the worst host I’ve ever seen, tried to watch his interview with John Lennon and had to stop watching it as he was terrible

@elizabethpease947

3 жыл бұрын

Tom Hall : What did you think of those people who showed up on stage wearing the black coats?

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.

@sensimania

3 жыл бұрын

And in the UK they only had BBC1, BBC2, ITV - none of which aired 24/7. Then Channel4 began broadcasting in 1982

@akrenwinkle

3 жыл бұрын

400 channels now, sometimes not even one worth watching. Gigantic TV screens filled with emptiness.

@vogelfrau2425

3 жыл бұрын

In Germany it's the same. Norhing watchable nowadays.

I wish we could have heard Sammy Davis singing too.

@john-carlosynostroza

3 жыл бұрын

Right?

What more can one say about sammy simply a legend.

@michaelmitchell5098

3 жыл бұрын

Nothing...leave it like it is.

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.

@virghammer1

10 ай бұрын

So wistfully jealous I am here! ❤❤❤❤

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

@AndrewHeller-jn7dx

10 ай бұрын

*Sammy Davis, Jr.;...

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.

@OnePost909

2 жыл бұрын

Very true, and Johnny Carson ate his lunch by keeping things moving along. Wonderful oral histories are what close on Saturday night, to paraphrase George Kaufman.

@kevinmadden1645

3 ай бұрын

Cavett's schict was to play an intellectual interviewer . A phoney with a capital "P".

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.

Sammy is one talented special man.

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

Back when intellectual curiosity and civility were in fashion.

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!

@DarkSkies72

3 жыл бұрын

Two words. 1)Elvis 2)Presley

@RedBud315

Жыл бұрын

@@DarkSkies72 One word. Sammy. The original one name act before Elvis, Cher, Madonna, etc. Elvis was good but, Sammy had to fight the color barrier before he could achieve his and had way more talent than Elvis.

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.

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

He is INCREDIBLE

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

@elizabethpease947

3 жыл бұрын

Larry Wallace Real Estate Agent of the Palm Beaches : Except the people who crucified him in the Army.

RIP SAMMY DAVIS JR

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.

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!

Thank you so much for posting these. Really appreciated.

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)

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!!! ❤❤❤❤❤

Sammy genius.

Superb!

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

Sammy Davis is a legend

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

Sammy baby. Legend

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

I wish they could show the musical numbers.

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

I LOVE THIS THANKYOU...💥

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

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.

@m.e.d.7997

5 жыл бұрын

People do not talk about themselves anymore either. They would be unable to book guests.

@fightingirish8631

2 жыл бұрын

AMEN!

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

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

@michaelmitchell5098

3 жыл бұрын

Even when he bombed he was funny 😄 classic stand up comedian.

@AndrewHeller-jn7dx

Жыл бұрын

*Cavett!;...->NOT: "cavett"!!!!

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

The coolest cat 👍🏿

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

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

SAMMY...I STILL LOVE HIM...💓🙏👏🤝👏🤝🎼🎶🎶

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

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

@greenbeancom38

4 жыл бұрын

They shouldn't that was a different time

A true.... King of Kings.

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

Thank you so much Sammy for your gifts

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

Aww we missed Sammy's bit.

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 kzread.info/dash/bejne/hIuqtLiul5PKhpM.html

Cool Cat

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.

@mrgivins9690

Жыл бұрын

As are religious people politicians, parents etc!

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

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

+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 .

@norelcopc2431

8 жыл бұрын

I agree!

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.

Sammy= gentlemen

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

Legend!

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

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

@breakingames7772

4 жыл бұрын

It's cocaine jaw. Eddie Murphy told me he did Coke all day everyday

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!

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

AIR RIGHTS CANCELED

he was fantastic

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

@TheColdplay200

6 жыл бұрын

ACNC1 lol

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

This talk show host was in the movie Forest Gump.

Why is his performance cut

Man, Dick was dying out there with that monologue.

@TheColdplay200

6 жыл бұрын

phish66 yeah I've never seen him bomb like this. Christ

@Grisostomo06

6 жыл бұрын

He bombs a lot with his monologues. That's why he didn't do standup outside of this show. He's got the timing down but not the material. I usually skip the monologue. I wished this video included pianist Garrick Ohlsson. I purchased his complete recordings of Chopin and I would have liked to have seen him in his younger days.

@dashriprock6682

7 ай бұрын

His monologue was awful.

6:23 SAMMY DAVIS Jr. Arrives 😎

Classic!

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

@buttertv4373

5 жыл бұрын

I saw Sammy perform live at a "theater in the round" in the early 1980's when I was 10. To this day he is hands down the best live performer I've ever seen. His command of the stage was astounding, made even more so by the fact that he had to play to an audience all around him, 360º. Not one audience member left that show feeling anything less than 110% entertained. His talents were mind blowing. Singing, dancing, jokes, voices, bantering with the audience. All with such ease. He was born to do what he did, and he did it at the highest level possible.

@lordjah

4 жыл бұрын

Kanye and Diddy has did some amazing things. Respect the art and business both did.

Dick is not the most charismatic person I ever saw on TV, but he does seem easy to talk to, and has a self-deprecating sense of humor, and... allows people to talk without competition or interruption. Well done, Dick.

What's with that siren it was on couple shows

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

Why are the performances missing??

@katgirlblue

Жыл бұрын

Probably copyright for the songs. That's usually the reason.

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

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

@edwardcochran5060

3 жыл бұрын

SAMMY IS ONE OF A KIND. PERIOD!

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

One of my all time favorite interviews by Dick Cavitt

@AndrewHeller-jn7dx

Жыл бұрын

*Cavett!

@leonardbonitt3586

Жыл бұрын

Whoops

@AndrewHeller-jn7dx

Жыл бұрын

@leonardbonitt3586 Well, you can >always, go back; &, do, the right thing; and, edit in: the, correction!!!!

2:05 it's a holy smudge.

Love these old , adult shows. Was there any one more "white bread " than Dick Cavett.

@Valkonnen

6 жыл бұрын

Anyone who has studied Anthropology since the beginning knows that there are three main races of man, Caucasoid, Negroid, and Mongoloid. These are not opinions, theories or ideas. They are actual physical and anatomical differences in the races which make them scientifically proven. I can tell which race as skull is from 20 feet away and the bones are just the first of hundreds of real differences in the races. It's not PC to talk about, and they rely on most people NOT knowing it,in order to further their PC Agenda of the U.S. needing "Diversity". It's a tool to destroy and entire race and can prove it with one question....What if we went to say, China and told them that they need "Diversity" and that they should open their borders.? The white race is now seen as a threat to other races so we are systematically being destroyed so as not to hurt others anymore. I again can prove this very simply. Look at a High School yearbook from the 1950's . Kids were "Young Adults" who took pride in the way that they looked and had an overall pride in America and their family. they had respect and were actually expected to become upstanding citizens and lead good lives. In the 1960's , Liberal Jews actually changed the way that people think with several schools of thought that took hold and never let go. The Hippie Movement and Feminism got in and destroyed us as a people. Kids were told buzzwords which changed their minds and who they were. They were told to relax and not be so "Uptight".Grow your hair long, rebel against anything and everything. Just walk outside and look at the way that ALL grown men are dressing and their average levels of intelligence and social skills and you'll see that what I'm saying is 100% true.

@v-town1980

6 жыл бұрын

@juan_ yeah, "white bread" and proud!

@v-town1980

6 жыл бұрын

Volkonnen, you're going to scare them with the harsh truth.

when did this aire?

@virghammer1

10 ай бұрын

Please read the caption.

@fifthbusiness1678

Ай бұрын

@@virghammer1lol. Astounding