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Sammy Davis Jr.

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Sammy Davis Jr. is a Blues and Jazz act. Their sound grew out of Johnny Harris, Boston Pops Orchestra, Ethel Waters, She's Out of My Life and Linda Hopkins. Those roots explain a lot about how Sammy Davis Jr. arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Bobby Darin, Tony Bennett, Peggy Lee, Doris Day and Perry Como, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ron Kenoly, Michael Jackson, Nichelle Nichols, Off the Wall and Chico Hamilton, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 45 connections around Sammy Davis Jr., reaching back through Johnny Harris and forward to Ron Kenoly. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Sammy Davis Jr.Johnny HarrisBoston Pops OrchestraEthel WatersShe's Out of My LifeLinda HopkinsLarry CarltonWallace DavenportBilly Lee RileyRon KenolyMichael JacksonNichelle NicholsOff the WallChico HamiltonYear of the GentlemanSusan AntonMark MurphyBobby DarinTony BennettPeggy LeeDoris DayPerry ComoDinah WashingtonSarah VaughanJune Christy

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Sammy Davis Jr. connections

Sammy Davis Jr. grew out of Johnny Harris, Boston Pops Orchestra, Ethel Waters and She's Out of My Life, shares an orbit with Bobby Darin, Tony Bennett, Peggy Lee and Doris Day, went on to shape Ron Kenoly, Michael Jackson, Nichelle Nichols and Off the Wall. 45 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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