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

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

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

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

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

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Sammy Davis Jr. and Lola Falana, Golden Boy, c. 1965

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

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

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Sammy Davis Jr. — Change Partners

Sammy Awards (1960)

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

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Sammy Davis Jr., 1960s

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Sammy Davis Jr. in Mr. Wonderful, 1956

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Sammy Davis Jr. and Liza Minnelli backstage at the Uris Theatre in New York, 1974

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Sammy Davis Jr. and Mama Cass on The Hollywood Palace, 1969

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Sammy Davis Jr. and wife Altovise Gore attend Juliet Prowse's opening at the Cocoanut Grove, 1972

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Song of the Day: Sammy Davis Jr. - “Poor Little Extra Girl”

For as long as there has been fame and celebrity there have been people who have wanted it. The roads to California, Hollywood to be more specific, are paved with the dead and dying dreams of people who have made that trek in hopes to strike it big. Nowhere is this story told as effectively as Sammy Davis, Jr. does right here with “Poor Little Extra Girl.”

The song follows the story of an anonymous girl who went to California in hopes to be a movie star. Instead of the dream she envisioned she is faced with a reality that features more waiting. More disappointment and depression as she finds herself closer to the stars but just as far away as ever from fulfilling her dream.

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.

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Sammy Davis Jr. for Mr. Wonderful, 1956