Sammy Price
Sammy Price (October 6, 1908 – April 14, 1992) was an American jazz, boogie… Read Full Bio ↴Sammy Price (October 6, 1908 – April 14, 1992) was an American jazz, boogie-woogie and jump blues pianist and bandleader.
He was born Samuel Blythe Price, in Honey Grove, Texas, United States. Price was most noteworthy for his work on Decca Records with his own band, known as the Texas Bluesicians, that included fellow musicians Don Stovall and Emmett Berry. The artist was equally notable for his decade-long partnership with Henry "Red" Allen.
During his early career, Price was a singer and dancer in local venues in the Dallas area. Price lived and played jazz in Kansas City, Chicago and Detroit. In 1938 he was hired by Decca Records as a session sideman on piano, assisting singers such as Trixie Smith and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
Later in his life, he partnered with the Roosevelt Hotel in New York, and was the headline entertainment at the Crawdaddy Restaurant, a New Orleans themed restaurant in New York in the mid 1970s. Both Benny Goodman and Buddy Rich played with Price at this venue. in the 1980s he switched to playing in the bar of Boston's Copley Plaza.
He died of a heart attack in April 1992, at home in Harlem, in New York, at the age of 83.
He was born Samuel Blythe Price, in Honey Grove, Texas, United States. Price was most noteworthy for his work on Decca Records with his own band, known as the Texas Bluesicians, that included fellow musicians Don Stovall and Emmett Berry. The artist was equally notable for his decade-long partnership with Henry "Red" Allen.
During his early career, Price was a singer and dancer in local venues in the Dallas area. Price lived and played jazz in Kansas City, Chicago and Detroit. In 1938 he was hired by Decca Records as a session sideman on piano, assisting singers such as Trixie Smith and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
Later in his life, he partnered with the Roosevelt Hotel in New York, and was the headline entertainment at the Crawdaddy Restaurant, a New Orleans themed restaurant in New York in the mid 1970s. Both Benny Goodman and Buddy Rich played with Price at this venue. in the 1980s he switched to playing in the bar of Boston's Copley Plaza.
He died of a heart attack in April 1992, at home in Harlem, in New York, at the age of 83.
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Sammy Price Lyrics
A Hundred Years from Today Life is such a great adventure Learn to live it as…
Ain't Misbehavin' No one to talk with All by myself No one to walk…
Baby Want'you Please Come Home? Baby won't you please come home Cause your daddy's all alon…
Baby Won't You Please Come Home' Baby won′t you please come home Cause your bed is alone I…
Baby, Won't You Please Come Home Baby won't you please come home Cause your bed is alone I…
Can Gee, but it's tough to be broke, kid. It's not a…
Don't Blame Me Ever since the lucky night I found you I've hung around…
Embraceable You Embrace me, my sweet embraceable you! Embrace me, you irrepl…
How Long Blues How long baby, how long Has that evening train been gone How…
I Can't Give You Anything but Love Gee, but it's tough to be broke, kid. It's not a…
Keepin' Out of Mischief Now Don't even go to a movie show If you're not by…
Keeping Out Of Mischief Now Don't even go to a movie show If you're not by…
Lady Be Good Listen to my tale of woe, It's terribly sad but…
On the Sunny Side of the Street Walked with no one and talked with no one And I…
Pluckin' That Thing It don't mean a thing If it ain't got that swing (doo…
Saint James Infirmary It was down by old Joe's barroom, on the corner…
Saint Louis Blues I hate to see that evening sun go down I hate…
Sheik of Araby "I'm the Sheik of Araby, Your love belongs to me. At…
Someone to Watch Over Me There's a saying old says that love is blind Still were…
St. James Infirmary It was down by old Joe's barroom, on the corner…
St. Louis Blues I hate to see that evening sun go down I hate…
Sweet Lorraine Everything is set, skies are blue, Can't believe it yet, but…
Swing That Rhythm It don't mean a thing If it ain't got that swing (doo…
The Man I Love Gee, but it's tough to be broke, kid. It's not a…
Up Above My Head Above my head I hear music in the air Up above my…