it wasn't an accident bickel seeley davis jr. the world's greatest entertainer. he said to joyce and me the next light i often going to take you to see the best entertainer in las vegas and he didn't tell us who it was. so the next night he went to another casino he and he got a dinner table needless to say right up front. and it was elvis presley and say and believe elvis presley was the best performer in talent and he was in his later years and he was large. he was wearing a sequence jumpsuit >> i've never seen the man and i've never heard the man and what color is it it's got red, pink, scarlets and he would wipe his face, he would get up and sing it was fantastic to see the most ridiculous thing in the world and people would cheer and yell and love it and i would sit here and go like this. then he would sing a ballett and it was absolutely beautiful. this man had a voice that was spectacular, and i love country music and i love ballots and he would sing and you would just -- you would be carried away with it. then he would take the scarf, wipe the sweat off a

that's what i learned from sammy davis, jr., from frank sinatra.to see those show, you got to know them. >> who of all the greats that have played in vegas would you like to see? >> we did. we worked with them. >> i'll give you a great example. i remember going to the hilton. >> this is amazing to me. >> you name the name and we'll tell you if we worked with them. >> did you perform with sinatra? >> yes. >> sammy davis? >> yes. >> dean martin? >> elvis? >> yes. lucille ball. john wayne. you name it, it's crazy. it really is nuts. >> i went to see elvis presley, his closing night show at the hilton. i remember watching the king on stage. he could do no wrong. audience was in the palm of his hand. the next night i'm in his dressing room with my brothers getting ready and the door opens up, hi, old buddy, i'm elvis presley, i wanted to come and say hi and good luck and i thought how cool is that, the king of rock 'n' roll just walked through the door and he's a real person. it taught me a lot about leaving the star on stage. when you go off stage, you

that's what you get. >> what were you doing that was more important than sammy davis jr.'s birthday party? >> i don't know. it would have been my family. it could have been anything. i don't actually remember. i just remember he'd been so good to me and we were really, you know, good friends. and i -- i should have gone. i feel like i should have gone. that's the only -- that's the biggest regret. because he was an amazing performer. i mean, amazing. he could do everything. >> was he the greatest all-around entertainer that we've seen, do you think? >> i don't know. i mean, there are -- sinatra was a great all-around entertainer. judy garland. >> the thing about sammy davis, he could do almost everything. >> depends on what you see. you see certain movies, and you see -- you see sinatra dancing with gene kelly. >> it's more like -- >> no, no, darling. >> granddad at christmas party. >> no, no. >> sammy was a proper dancer. >> sammy was extraordinary. michael was extraordinary. there are maybe three or four in my lifetime that were extraordinary dancers and singers and acto

. >> he credits other black performers before him, like sammy davis jr., and duke ellington for bringings to follow, and they went to the night clubs and the concert halls before me and paved the way, and when i came along, i really was judged by my music and nothing more. >> but success brought its challenges. >> i went to a doctor in new york that gave me amphetamines when i was 25 years old, i guess, and that was tough to deal with, because i ended up in the hospital and had to go through rehab. ♪ >> he and his music survived the challenge, and now more than 50 years later johnny mathis is still singing and selling songs. and chances are he'll keep on for quite a while to come, as people like me like to sing along of the songs of johnny mathis. and my composure did sort of slip sitting there with the johnny mathis and getting to sing along with him. he is currently on tour as part of his 55th anniversary concert series. >>> we will take a look at some of the stories we're following this afternoon. pat lawson joins us. >> that was pretty nice, barbara. >> yeah, i hope he was not listen

it wasn't an accident bickel seeley davis jr. the world's greatest entertainer. he said to joyce and me the next light i often going to take you to see the best entertainer in las vegas and he didn't tell us who it was. so the next night he went to another casino he and he got a dinner table needless to say right up front. and it was elvis presley and say and believe elvis presley was the best performer in talent and he was in his later years and he was large. he was wearing a sequence jumpsuit >> i've never seen the man and i've never heard the man and what color is it it's got red, pink, scarlets and he would wipe his face, he would get up and sing it was fantastic to see the most ridiculous thing in the world and people would cheer and yell and love it and i would sit here and go like this. then he would sing a ballett and it was absolutely beautiful. this man had a voice that was spectacular, and i love country music and i love ballots and he would sing and you would just -- you would be carried away with it. then he would take the scarf, wipe the sweat off a

it wasn't an accident bickel seeley davis jr. the world's greatest entertainer. he said to joyce and me the next light i often going to take you to see the best entertainer in las vegas and he didn't tell us who it was. so the next night he went to another casino he and he got a dinner table needless to say right up front. and it was elvis presley and say and believe elvis presley was the best performer in talent and he was in his later years and he was large. he was wearing a sequence jumpsuit >> i've never seen the man and i've never heard the man and what color is it it's got red, pink, scarlets and he would wipe his face, he would get up and sing it was fantastic to see the most ridiculous thing in the world and people would cheer and yell and love it and i would sit here and go like this. then he would sing a ballett and it was absolutely beautiful. this man had a voice that was spectacular, and i love country music and i love ballots and he would sing and you would just -- you would be carried away with it. then he would take the scarf, wipe the sweat off a

it's supported by ben davis jr.s successful in the late 80s of shutting down rancho secco near sacramento. he got voters to shut this plant down. he says because of what happened in japan support is rising here in california and he believes he can get people in california to do the same by shutting down the plants here and bypassing his initiative if it gets on the ballot. take a listen. >> we are like amirer image of japan on this side of the pacific, and i think it's at the forefront of every californian's mind that the risks of this power, and the unknowns of the risks of this power just are not worth the benefits we are gaining from it. >> reporter: once again he's getting the signatures right now, jon. 500,000 by the middle of april and it will go on california's ballot next november. jon: if this thing passes we gave the bullet points of what kind of effect it would have on californians, but flesh it out a little bette for us. >> reporter: yeah, we had that nonpartisan study that came out a couple of days ago.

it wasn't an accident bickel seeley davis jr. the world's greatest entertainer. he said to joyce and me the next light i often going to take you to see the best entertainer in las vegas and he didn't tell us who it was. so the next night he went to another casino he and he got a dinner table needless to say right up front. and it was elvis presley and say and believe elvis presley was the best performer in talent and he was in his later years and he was large. he was wearing a sequence jumpsuit >> i've never seen the man and i've never heard the man and what color is it it's got red, pink, scarlets and he would wipe his face, he would get up and sing it was fantastic to see the most ridiculous thing in the world and people would cheer and yell and love it and i would sit here and go like this. then he would sing a ballett and it was absolutely beautiful. this man had a voice that was spectacular, and i love country music and i love ballots and he would sing and you would just -- you would be carried away with it. then he would take the scarf, wipe the sweat off a

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