'It Ain't Necessarily So' from Porgy & Bess

Trouble brewing at the Gospel Group picnic.
Apologies for the appalling picture quality.

[cycler]

That's where I've seen Sammy Davis Jr for the first time ever, with my parents, and for me it's the one and only performance of this song.

[dannydoc]

Someone once said, Sammy Davis Jr. was born to play this role. He was the most versatile entertainer. Super talented.

[emiliewelch]

This and Mr Bojangles
I had the pleasure of seeing this movie when it came out. Been singing this song ever since.

[Hobert-xi]

Sammy Davis maintained his physical identity throughout his intire lifetime even I could identify him from before my times!!

[steve]

Definitely the best song and dance I have ever seen.

[jmckdekalb]

Sammy Davis Jr should’ve gotten nominated for an Oscar or Golden Globe for this role

[ginohernandez]

He should’ve been nominated for the Golden Globe award or for an Oscar for this role.., because he was very much worthy of this performance in a musical film…

[charleslawrence]

I would love to own a copy of this great movie with Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis Jr. Sidney Poitier, Pear Bailey, and Diahann Carroll. This is a classic. It needs to be restored in UK/Blu Ray. Imagine what this would sound like in surround sound. A great treasure.

[CanvasCanary]

Mom thought this was so important that she let us stay up late and see it when we were kids, and it was the Late Show on TV that night; all the next day we were both singing "It Ain't Necessarily So!" 😄

[cymeriandesigns]

I had the great pleasure of seeing him perform in a live play once. So much talent in one human being. I'll never forget it.

[TheMatbrown]

One of the reasons I love the internet, I was thinking about this, and here it is, Sammy Freaking Davis Jr in his prime 💙

[cvfaad]

I remember this from the movie. It made such an impression on me as a young adult.

[DavidRichardson]

I would love to see this film remastered (4K/UHD etc.) and aired on TCM. Watching his _American Masters_ story a few months back brought me here. And on the eve of his 95th birthday. #RIPSammyDavisJr

[xell]

Sammy Davis Jr., Afro-Cuban brother from Harlem was a triple threat before the phrase was coined, He sang, Danced and Acted like no one else could, ABSO FUKIN LUTELY Fabulous ✊🏾✌🏾🤎

[barneshomestead]

Well he sang & danced up a storm in Robin & The Seven Hoods too!

[janicesanders]

If we were to count all the Oscar's and other awards and recognitions our people should have received that number would be staggering . .

[jamesa.romano]

Sammy Davis Jr so owned this part to the point where I think some of his mannerisms have slipped into most if not all interpretations of the role since - which is all the more impressive when you realize that this movie his been off the market and inaccessible to mainstream audiences for decades.

[alanmorris]

This is the hardest movie in the world to find.

[trinity]

Written by George Gershwin, an American composer, Gershwin also composed "Rhapsody in Blue" in 1924. This song by Sammy Davis Jr. comes from the Gershwins' opera "Porgy and Bess" where it is sung by the character Sportin' Life, a drug dealer.

[elizabethmurphy]

The role Sammy Davis was born to play. He was robbed of The right to perform on the sound track recording, a best selling album because of contract obligations. Now the film was withdrawn and has been publicly shown only rarely.