Deconstructing Sammy

This was an interesting read. The take-aways: -Pay your taxes -Avoid working with the mob -NEVER hug an unpopular republican president -Partake of cocaine, booze, and loose women in MODERATION -If you ever become an international star, make sure you own the rights to your work......more

Great book. Sad what fame can do to people.......more

I was eager to read this book. I find that one of the most fascinating facts of our celebrity culture has always been their ability to continue earning long after they have left us. They cease to be individuals and in fact, become corporations and icons, their names and likenesses a logo, with every......more

Deconstructing Sammy: Music, Money, and Madness is not an actual biography in the traditional sense. Author Matt Birkbeck shares the stories and memories of those that were closest to the iconic entertainer as well as the findings of Sonny Murray, whose investigation into Sammy’s debts encompasses t......more

A book about the estate of Sammy Davis, Jr. I had heard about this book since is was published, around 2008 or so. I was intrigued by the lurid stories. I came across it at a used bookstore and picked it up. It is poorly written, but interesting in spite of itself. It's also very sad, a glimpse into......more