
Sammy Davis Jr. grew up on the vaudeville stage and lived the highs and lows of a perpetual performer. A new biography cuts through the shuck and jive to reveal a lone black man making good in Eisenhower’s America.
Guests:
Wil Haygood, writer for the Washington Post and author of “In Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis, Jr.” and “King of the Cats: The Life and Death of Adam Clayton Powell”



















We welcome comments from all of our listeners.
Please stay on topic, be civil, and be brief.
These comments are moderated by On Point and WBUR.
This site supports Gravatars.