SAMMY DAVIS, JR.

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About this video: LUCILLE BALL introduces honoree SAMMY DAVIS, JR. Excellent performances for Sammy by RAY CHARLES "Birth Of The Blues" & tap dancers, in order of appearance onto stage: 1 & 2) The NICOLAS BROTHERS (HAROLD & FAYARD), 3) CHUCK GREEN, 4) JIMMY SLYDE, and 5) 'SANDMAN' SIMS. (thank you 'DDumbrile' for Chuck Green's name).

Leslie Korshak
He was the greatest talent as well as human being... Thank you so much for this...

ghanasoul
thank u VERY much for posting this. i never seen this before!! best part was the tap dance tribute. cool stuff!!

Knowledge Power
These top dancers all had to have been over 40 years old and one of them actually slide and did a complete split...WOW!!!!!!! unbelievable..

criddic2
Does anyone have the Frank Sinatra Kennedy Center tribute? I know he appears here, but I'd like to see the one done for him, too. :)

mccahawks
Hello there ------------, hope your well, another fine upload your sharing~~thank you! By chance do you know of anyone who has the Kennedy Center Honors for Frank Sinatra? I have never seen that one here on YT but know he is a honoree. Thanks again for your time...all the best!

fgldnglbs
@mccahawks: In case you checked back, I hate to break it to you, but I think any KCH broadcast before the rest of us got VCRs(1984 onward) is not going to be found here.

My reply to 'fgldnglbs' - unfortunatey, You are so right -thanks for that observation. 
 
criddic2
Does anyone have the Frank Sinatra Kennedy Center tribute? I know he appears here, but I'd like to see the one done for him, too.  :)
 
TheBlodgett3: 
Thank you Thank you Thank you for posting this. Brilliant! Gotta love the YouTube, greatest invention since the TV.
 
My reply to 'TheBlodgett3':
Yes, YT is wonderful except when you receive 3 strikes for copyrighted material and YT deletes your account and all of your videos! (not to mention all the viewers noted for that particular artist....)

cidcampeador1952
BRAVISSIMO    ! ! ! ! !