The Young Executives with Sammy Davis Jr.

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Dublin Core

Title

The Young Executives with Sammy Davis Jr.

Alternative Title

The Young Executives and Sammy Davis Jr.

Subject

Music--New York (State)--New York--20th century

Description

Three photographs of The Young Executives with Sammy Davis Jr. The back of one of the photographs contains a yellow post-it note that says, "Jesse Cutler with drummer, Rik Shutter and Sammy Davis, Jr. in New York City 1960's." Samuel George Davis Jr. was an American entertainer, including singing, acting, comedy and dance.

Initially called the Executives, the band was formed in 1963 by Jesse Cutler (then known as Lou London), Ricky Shutter and Steve Wagner. The band signed to Mercury Records in 1964, where they recorded a hit single called "Everybody Do the Duck". That same year, the band appeared as guests on the Joe Franklin Show, Wonderama, The Clay Cole Show, American Bandstand, Hullaballoo and Shindig. Over the next two years they performed at charity events and private celebrity parties all over Long Island and New York City. They played in the company of the Rolling Stones, Sammy Davis Jr., Barbra Streisand, Anthony Newley, Joan Collins and the Beatles. The group broke up in 1966.

Creator

Cutler, Jesse
Shutter, Ricky
Wagner, Steve
Davis Jr, Samuel George

Source

3 original photographs, ca. 1963 to 1966: Personal Collection of Jesse Cutler.

Publisher

Date Created

ca. 1963 to 1966

Date Copyrighted

ca. 1963 to 1966

Format

image/jpg

Extent

1.31 MB
1.12 MB
1.09 MB
922 KB

Medium

3 black and white photographs

Language

eng

Type

Still Images

Coverage

New York City, New York

Accrual Method

Donation

Mediator

History Teacher
Music Teacher

Provenance

Originally created and published by Jesse Cutler, Ricky Shutter, Steve Wagner Samuel George Davis Jr.

Rights Holder

Copyright to this resource is held by Jesse Cutler and is provided here by RICHES for educational purposes only.

Curator

Cravero, Geoffrey

Digital Collection

Source Repository

Private Collection of Jesse Cutler.

External Reference

Cutler, Jesse. "Starlust : The Price of Fame. Garden City, N.Y.: Morgan James Publishing. 2008.


"WINTER PARK HISTORY." Winter Park History Museum, Winter Park Historical Society. http://www.wphistory.org/explore-history/winter-park/.


"City of Winter Park." City of Winter Park, Florida. http://cityofwinterpark.org/.

Citation

Cutler, Jesse et al., “The Young Executives with Sammy Davis Jr.,” RICHES, accessed December 11, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/11472.

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