Instead, it was 1927 Le Mans winner, S. C. H. " Sammy " Davis who was brought in as a track design advisor in July 1946 although the layout was partly dictated by the existing roads.

Many original television theme songs of the era also showed a strong disco influence, such as " Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow " ( theme from Baretta, performed by Sammy Davis, Jr. and later a hit single for Rhythm Heritage ), Theme from " S. W. A. T.

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These include the Emmy-nominated 1966 Frank Sinatra special A Man and His Music-Part II, and the 1967 NBC Emmy Award nominated for ' Special Classification of Individual Achievements ' by choreographer David Winters TV special Movin ' With Nancy, in which she appeared with Lee Hazlewood, her father and his Rat Pack pals Dean Martin and Sammy Davis, Jr., with a cameo appearance by her brother Frank Sinatra, Jr. and guest star appearance by West Side Story dancer David Winters.

At one point in the video, Sinatra shared a kiss with Sammy Davis, Jr. She has stated " The kiss one of the first interracial kisses seen on television and it caused some controversy then, and now.

" jingle, recorded in two different versions ( big band and rock ) by Sammy Davis, Jr.

* Little Sammy Davis, blues musician

* December 12 – Sammy Davis, Sr., American dancer ( d. 1988 )

* November 13 – Sammy Davis, Jr., marries the Swedish actress May Britt.

* May 21 – Sammy Davis, Sr., American dancer ( b. 1900 )

* December 8 – Sammy Davis Jr., American singer, dancer, musician, and actor ( d. 1990 )

According to Sammy Davis who met him there, Nuvolari showed a great sense for dark humour and seemed to enjoy situations when everything went wrong.

Prinze made several appearances on The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts, most notably at the roasts for Sammy Davis Jr. and Muhammad Ali.

The second, by Sammy Davis, Jr., titled " You Can Count on Me ( Theme from Hawaii Five-O )", maintains the driving style of the original instrumental throughout.

* Ella Fitzgerald & Sammy Davis, Jr., " S ' Wonderful "

A second take was quickly made with minimal accompaniment while Sammy Davis, Jr. waited outside the studio for his turn behind the microphone.

The majority of hoofers, such as Sammy Davis, Jr., Savion Glover, Gregory Hines, and LaVaughn Robinson are African American men, although today the art form transcends racial and gender stereotypes.

Beyond film and television, many classical dancers and choreographers, Rudolf Nureyev, Sammy Davis, Jr., Michael Jackson, Gregory Hines, Mikhail Baryshnikov, George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins among them, also acknowledged his importance and influence.

Other notable recordings were with Sammy Davis, Jr., Bing Crosby, and Sarah Vaughan.

Other notable guest stars included: Cesar Romero as Chico's absentee father ; Tony Orlando as Chico's look-alike, the ex-fiance of a hostile woman he wants to date ; José Feliciano, who wrote the theme song, as Chico's womanizing famous-singer cousin Pepe Fernando ; Sammy Davis Jr. as himself ; Herbie Faye appeared as Bernie in the 1975 episode " Louie's Retirement "; Shelley Winters ( reuniting with Albertson, with whom she'd costarred in The Poseidon Adventure ) as the owner of the local bakery, Shirley Schrift ( her real name ); Jim Backus as Ed's friend who uses him as a " beard "— pretending to be playing cards with him when cheating on his wife ( Audra Lindley ); silent-film actress Carmel Myers as a former star who has fallen on hard times, brings in her car for repairs, and stays in the garage while looking for work ; George Takei as Ed's supposed long-lost son from his time in Japan during World War II ; Cesare Danova as Aunt Connie's Spanish aristocrat boyfriend, the Count de Catalan, in the second episode in which she appeared ; comedian Joey Bishop as an inept robber ; Bernie Kopell as a plastic surgeon ; Rose Marie as a CB radio enthusiast with whom a lonely Ed connects on New Year's Eve ; Penny Marshall, as a waitress ; football star Rosey Grier as himself, Della's date for a charity benefit dance ; Larry Hovis as a customer in the second episode of the first season ; and Jim Jordan ( of radio's Fibber McGee and Molly ) as a mechanic who used to be a big businessman, until he was victimized by his own company's retirement-age mandate ).

), a hip take on the Lewis Carroll story that featured Sammy Davis, Jr. as a swingin ', beatnik Cheshire Cat ; the special was followed up by an audio adaptation for records ( on Hanna-Barbera's HB Records label ), but with Davis exclusive to the Reprise label, Crothers provided the Cat's record voice, and an even more exuberant spin on the character.

The Gunga Din character was played in this film by Sammy Davis, Jr ..

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That version includes the Jack Nicholson reference, as well as Patty Hearst, Frank Sinatra, Rick Danko, Linda Lovelace, Marilyn Chambers, Lon Chaney, Sr., Lon Chaney, Jr., Sammy Davis, Jr. and Jimmy Hoffa, among others.

* His father, Sammy Davis, Sr. ( 1900 – 1988 ), American dancer

Tony is the brother of former boxers Mike Ayala, Sammy Ayala and the son of trainer Tony Ayala, Sr.

She married Sammy Davis, Sr., also a dancer, in 1923.

Samuel George " Sammy " Davis, Sr. ( December 12, 1900 – May 21, 1988 ) was an American dancer and the father of Sammy Davis, Jr ..

Sammy Davis, Sr. was born in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Davis, Sr. took custody of Sammy Jr., who went into show business with his father.

Sammy Davis, Sr. began dancing early in life, and as a young man joined Will Mastin to form a dancing troupe.

Sammy Davis, Sr. died in Beverly Hills, California, at the age of 87, of natural causes, just two years before the death of his only child, Sammy Davis, Jr ..

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Mastin was the leader of the Will Mastin Trio which included Sammy Davis, Sr. and his son Sammy Davis, Jr .. Will Mastin was also the " uncle " of Sammy Davis, Jr .. Sammy's father Sammy Davis, Sr. and Will were good friends.

Ask Sammy Shooter.

The Australian touring party had been severely weakened by a dispute between the board and players that caused Clem Hill, Victor Trumper, Warwick Armstrong, Tibby Cotter, Sammy Carter and Vernon Ransford to be omitted.

* 1861 – Sammy Jones, Australian cricketer ( d. 1951 )

Most arrangements for large ensembles, big bands, in the swing era, were written down, however, and credited to a specific arranger, as were later arrangements for the Count Basie big band by Sammy Nestico and Neal Hefti.

* 1925 – Sammy Drechsel, German journalist, director, and cabaret performer ( d. 1986 )

Sammy Sosa was the captain of the Chicago Cubs during his tenure with the team.

After the retirement of Sandberg and the trade of Dunston, the Cubs had holes to fill and the signing of Henry Rodriguez, known affectionately at " H-Rod " to bat cleanup provided protection for Sammy Sosa in the lineup, as Rodriguez slugged 31 round-trippers in his first season in Chicago.

Despite the fact that the Cubs had won 89 games, this fallout was decidedly unlovable, as the Cubs traded superstar Sammy Sosa after he had left the season's final game early and then lied about it publicly.

In 1948, after being persuaded by Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne and her agent at the time, Al Levy, she auditioned for Michael Curtiz, which led to her being cast in the female lead role in Romance on the High Seas.

Her performance of the song " Embraceable You " impressed Styne and his partner, Sammy Cahn and they recommended her for a role in Romance on the High Seas, which they were working on for Warner Brothers.

* 2008 – Sammy Baugh, American football player ( b. 1914 )

* 1983 – Darren Sammy, St. Lucian cricketer

In the opening game of the 1906 season against Yale, Reiter's quarterback Sammy Moore completed a forward pass to Irvin van Tassell for a thirty-yard gain.

The Tazmania Freestyle: Overloaded compilation featured some of the biggest acts from their past, such as Pure Pleazure, Stefanie Bennett, Sammy C and Samantha, but the label has since shifted focus toward pop and house.

Sammy Sosa tied Greenberg's mark in 1998.