I'd learned a lot in the Army. I knew that above all things in the world I had to become so big, so strong that people and their hatred could never touch me.

Gwar has an entire song dedicated to him on the album "Carnival of Chaos" called "Sammy". In September 2009 the musical Sammy: Once in a Lifetime premiered at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego with book music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and additional songs by Bricusse and Anthony Newley. Davis started as a child vaudevillian who became known for his performances on Broadway and Las Vegas Nevada.

"Handicap?" he asked. Primarily a dancer and singer he was also known for his impersonations of actors and other celebrities. "Talk about handicap — I'm a one-eyed Negro Jew.