Sammy Davis, Jr., also known as Mr. Entertainment, was an award-winning, versatile, accomplished singer, dancer, actor, and musician, who passed on May 16th, 1990.

“We became conspirators, drawn together by the single thing we had in common: defiance,” Davis’s friend and biographer, Boyar, quoted the entertainer as saying in the 2000 book Sammy.

Sammy Davis Jr. is considered one of the best all-around entertainers ever — he was an accomplished singer, dancer, comedian and actor. Journalist Wil Haygood spent five years researching Davis ...