Sammy Davis Jr. News

Sugar Ray Robinson was honored with a first-class postage stamp in 2006. Were all of American history written with the style and passion Wil Haygood pumps into his dazzling biography of boxer Sugar Ray Robinson, college history departments would be stormed by eager students.

The Central Florida Rat Pack: Armando Diaz as Sinatra, Steve Roman as Sammy Davis Jr.

Rege Behe can be reached via e-mail or at 412-320-7990. Sugar Ray Robinson was born in Detroit and died near Los Angeles.

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham New York Jets all-purpose weapon Leon Washington can do it all.

I don't think that Tim Burton's lavish remake is going to diminish the appeal of 1971's Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory , a charming, smartly realized film version of Roald Dahl's popular children's book.

On the eve of the Honolulu Symphony Toyota Pops season opening concerts, principal conductor Matt Catingub took a break between rehearsals to update us on his latest news: Question: What type of music will we hear at this weekend's concerts with singer Ben Vereen? Answer: You can expect lots of great Broadway material from Ben.

What does the Miami Marine Stadium have in common with such famous landmarks as Machu Picchu and the Old City of Jerusalem? All three have made it on the World Monuments Fund's watch list for 2010 of monuments threatened by neglect or overdevelopment for 2010.

Emmy-winning comedian, singer and television personality Wayne Brady is featured today, October 9, as the New York Pops orchestra opens its 27th season at Carnegie Hall in New York with a tribute to two American icons: Sammy Davis Jr.

Anyone who has ever donned a pair of tap shoes, or wished that they could, should rush down to the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts for a performance of "Thank You Gregory, A Tribute to the Legends of Tap," featuring special guest star, Maurice Hines.

Three-time Grammy winner Larry Carlton today, October 5, begins the first of numerous shows in Japan and Europe that will keep him busy through the end of November.

Tony nominee Obba BabatundeI stars in "Sammy," Leslie Bricusse's musical based on the life of Sammy Davis Jr.

Walker Smith Jr. at age 16 Wil Haygood In the first half of the 20th century, Harlem was a hotbed of black culture and entertainment.

Barbara Davis, center, with Gail Johnson, left, president of The Guild of the Children's Diabetes Foundation at Denver and High Hopes Award recipient Arlene Hirschfeld.

Timolin and Casey Cole were only 3 when their legendary father, Nat King Cole, died.

Obba Babatunde as Sammy Davis, Jr. and Adam James as Frank Sinatra in the world premiere of Sammy, a new musical by Oscar and Grammy-winning composer Leslie Bricusse, at The Old Globe from Sept.

Tony winner Ann Duquesnay, Emmy winner and Tony nominee Ted Louis Levy and Adam James will join previously announced Tony Award nominee Obba Babatunde in the world premiere musical Sammy at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego.

In 2005, as part of expanding its mission, the Pauls Valley Arts Council welcomed professional actor, Obba Babatunde' as the keynote presenter at its first Valley Of The Arts Festival.

In 2005, as part of expanding its mission, the Pauls Valley Arts Council welcomed professional actor, Obba Babatunde' as the keynote presenter at its first Valley Of The Arts Festival.

In its 1950s and 1960s heyday, Grand Bahama was a fashionable island escape, a rival to Cuba for wealthy Americans and just a 25-minute hop by light aircraft from Miami.

Tony winner Rupert Holmes has signed on as book writer of Robin and the 7 Hoods , a new musical adaptation of the 1964 movie that starred Rat Pack members Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr.