Saturday, February 22, 2020

Song(s) of the Day # 2,222 Sammy Davis Jr.


Writing something on this every day, I tend to make different To Do lists than normal people. Like      ' must listen to more Sammy Davis Jr. to find out more about his work.' So in the last few days I've tried to get beyond the great but overplayed Mr.Bojangles and Candyman. 


So here are three other options I dug up. Willoughby Grove, which I think was originally a Brook Benton song. Next Sweet Gingerbread Man which came from the soundtrack of The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart. Then Baretta's Theme, a quite ludicrous venture into Shaft type Blaxploitation. He also covered the Shaft theme. Davis was pure Vegas showbiz of course. With no lack of ham and cheese. But his back catalogue is highly enjoyable.


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