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Death of the World's Greatest Entertainer

BIGbelly Wrote: Jul 16, 2009 8:50 PM

Another stellar column Larry, but I think it's kinda of funny that Berry Gordy made that statement at Micheal's Mememorial, because when he was alive Berry Gordy avoided him like the plague. When Micheal left the Jackson 5 and went solo, Motown never offered him a contract.
But I digress, Sammy is the man all the trials and tribulations he went thru and never once slept with children.

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Death of the World's Greatest Entertainer

The world's greatest entertainer died -- 19 years ago. His name is Sammy Davis Jr.

At Michael Jackson's memorial, Motown founder Berry Gordy called the late, incredibly talented Jackson "the greatest entertainer that ever lived." Someone once said that Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire's famous dance partner, did everything he did -- except backward and wearing high heels. Well, Sammy Davis Jr. did everything Michael Jackson did -- and more, much more -- except during Jim Crow and with one eye.

Davis sang. He danced. He acted. He played piano, drums and trumpet. He did impressions of the popular...

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