Still, he didn’t stop his act and ended the performance as planned. “Sammy Davis Jr. was the Michael Jordan of entertainment,” musician and politician Jerry Butler said, per The Buffalo News.

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1951, March The Will Mastin Trio opens for Janis Paige at Ciro’s; Sammy Davis, Jr. gives a knock-out performance and is embraced by the Hollywood elite. 1952 The Will Mastin Trio performs at the ...