Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pazera ramakore matatu, Davis akatanga basa rake mu vaudeville nababa vake Sammy Davis Sr. uye Will Mastin Trio, iyo yakafamba munyika yose, uye basa rake remufirimu rakatanga muna 1933. Mushure mebasa remauto, Davis akadzokera kune vatatu uye akava manheru manheru mushure mekuita usiku usiku kuCiro's (muWest Hollywood) mushure me1951 Academy Awards
. Nevatatu vacho, akava muimbi. Muna 1954, pazera remakore 29, akarasikirwa neziso rake roruboshwe mutsaona yemotokari. Makore anoverengeka gare gare, akatendeukira kuchiJudha, achiwana zvakafanana pakati pokudzvinyirirwa kwaiitwa nenzanga dzeAfrica-America nedzechiJudha.