Here’s a track from July 1949, featuring him singing and tap dancing. This is Sammy Davis Jr. with “Smile, Darn Ya, Smile,” on Afterglow. MUSIC - SAMMY DAVIS, JR., "SMILE, DARN YA ...

Sammy Davis Jr. was one of the most acclaimed song-and-dance men of his generation, a lifelong performer who was raised in a ...

Alongside the award are tap shoes worn by the Nicholas Brothers ... boots worn by Jeffries in the film. Costume worn by Sammy Davis Jr. in 1959’s ‘Porgy and Bess’ Sammy Davis Jr.’s ...

Since tap dancing was going out of fashion, the Hines brothers folded more and more comedy and singing into their act, inspired by Sammy Davis Jr., a role model with whom they performed.