Samara Joy
Samara Joy McLendon (born November 11, 1999) is an American jazz singer. Sh… Read Full Bio ↴Samara Joy McLendon (born November 11, 1999) is an American jazz singer. She released her self-titled debut album in 2021 and was subsequently named Best New Artist by JazzTimes. Her second album, Linger Awhile, released in 2022, reached number one on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. At the 2023 Grammy Awards, she won the awards for Best Jazz Vocal Album and Best New Artist. Her 2023 single "Tight" won Best Jazz Performance at the following ceremony.

Joy won the prestigious Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition in 2019, and, aged just 21, became a fixture of New York’s jazz clubs. Her debut album 'Samara Joy' saw her present her original take on jazz standards from the Great American Songbook, backed by Pasquale Grasso and his trio, with Ari Roland and Kenny Washington. Her second studio album 'Linger Awhile' continued to showcase her deep connection to classic jazz, backed by Matt Pierson's masterful production and the returning talents of Pasquale Grasso.

Joy grew up in the Bronx, the grandparents of the founders of the Philadelphia-based gospel group The Savettes. Joy has already performed at many of the great jazz venues in New York, including Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola, The Blue Note, and Mezzrow, in addition to working with jazz greats such as Christian McBride, Pasquale Grasso, Kirk Lightsey, Cyrus Chestnut, and NEA Jazz Master Dr. Barry Harris.
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Samara Joy Lyrics


'Round midnight A pale and lonely moon lights the sky In the…
Can't get out of this mood Can't get out of this mood Can't get over this feeling Just…
Everything happens to me I make a date for golf and you can bet…
Guess Who I Saw Today You're so late getting home from the office Did you miss…
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Have yourself a merry little Christmas Let your heart be lig…
I Miss You So Those happy hours I spent with you That lovely afterglow Mos…
I'm Confessin' I'm confession' that I love you Tell me, do you love…
If you never fall in love with me I loved you so, since that first day The angels let…
Im confessin I'm confession' that I love you Tell me, do you love…
It Only Happens Once It only happens once I′ll never feel that thrill again It on…
Jim Jim doesn′t ever bring me pretty flowers He never tries to…
Let's dream in the moonlight Let′s dream in the moonlight Tell me that you love me Tell…
Linger awhile The stars shine above you, linger awhile Whisper I love you,…



Lush Life I used to visit all the very gay places Those come-what-may…
Misty Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Moonglow It must have been moonglow Way up in the blue It must…
Nostalgia Nostalgia hit me as I recall the day I knew…
Only a Moment Ago Only a moment ago You suddenly smiled and whispered, "Hello"…
Social Call Happened to pass your doorway Gave you a buzz, that's all La…
Someone Like You I heard that you're settled down That you found a girl…
Someone To Watch Over Me There's a saying old, says that love is blind Still I'm…
Stardust And now the purple dusk of twilight time Steals across the…
Sweet pumpkin You know somethin'? I'm in love with you Won't you be a…
The Christmas Song Chestnuts roasting on an open fire Jack Frost nipping at you…
The Trouble With Me Is You I′m calling you up, but you're calling me down I want…
Tight I don't know where my man is Where can he be?…
Warm In December I'll keep you warm in December Warm when the cold breezes…
Why I'm Here Bending but never broken Knocked down but I keep going I've …


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