Sammy Davis Jr. 60th Anniversary Show Hines, Gregory performer Sammy Davis, Jr, performer Television/Video 1990 A televised all-star special celebrating the 60th birthday of Sammy Davis, Jr. includes a tap dancing tribute by Gregory Hines. Hines appears in a tap dance solo, much of it a capella, at ca. 50 min. into the recording, at the end of which Davis is roused to take the stage and they dance together, trading musical phrasing and soloing. This is the last televised appearance of Sammy Davis, Jr., who died May 16, 1990. Performing Arts Encyclopedia http://www.loc.gov/performingarts New York Public Library: CATNYP: Dance Collection: Tap Dancing. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Gregory Hines Collection of American Tap Dance (). Tap Dance America http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/tda/tda-home.html Sammy Davis Jr. (biography) loc.music.tdabio.72 Gregory Hines (biography) loc.music.tdabio.106 tda IHAS 151216 loc.music.tda.874