sammy davis, jr.

Sammy Davis Jr. with friends in New York, 1965. Photo by Bruce Davidson

Natalie Wood with Sammy Davis Jr. and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1963.

Happy birthday, Samuel George Davis, Jr. (December 8, 1925 - May 19, 1990)

Sammy Davis Jr. and May Britt photographed by Isaac Sutton, 1960.

James Dean and Sammy Davis Jr. at the Villa Capri, 1955.

Diana with Sammy Davis Jr. on The Hollywood Palace │1969

Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Davis Jr. photographed by Phil Stern, ca. 1960.

Sammy Awards (1960)

March 11th, 1955: Marilyn, Sammy Davis Jr., and Eddie Fisher at the Friars Club Testimonial Dinner at Waldorf Astoria in NY.

This song hit me so hard that I had to remove it from the 24 minute “California Suite” track from the album of the same name. It’s such a poignant message that he even lightens up by reminding us that Rome wasn’t finished in a day. There’s a promise that if she keeps at it that her plans will bloom but can she hold out? It’s one of those questions. Maybe, maybe not. The chase for fame could leave you unhappy but if you stay just that extra day maybe it works out? Or maybe you’ll just be lingering for a decade to long. Who knows.