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When Sammy Davis Jr. came to Boston to sing with the Pops, it was a homecoming

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By adamg on Tue, 12/08/2020 - 12:23pm

Sammy Davis Jr. Live In Boston 1988

Dart Adams provides some background on Davis's performance with the Pops in 1988:

Sammy Davis Jr. first came to Boston's South End/Lower Roxbury as a child and lived there for years with his father and his "uncle" Will Mastin as part of the Will Mastin Trio.

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Comments

By anony-mouse on Tue, 12/08/2020 - 12:42pm.

Or at least that's the story: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie%27s_Sandwich_Shoppe

By magz on Tue, 12/08/2020 - 12:57pm.

Dart is the man. He represents Boston better than ANYONE.

By anon on Tue, 12/08/2020 - 2:25pm.

Sammy also played at Blinstrubs's in South Boston.

By Sean north shore. on Tue, 12/08/2020 - 6:24pm.

That was very interesting.

By anon on Tue, 12/08/2020 - 9:38pm.

Talk about style!