Sammy Price

Samuel Blythe Price (October 6, 1908 – April 14, 1992) was an American jazz, boogie-woogie and jump blues pianist and bandleader. Price's playing is dark, mellow, and relaxed rather than percussive, and he was a specialist at creating the appropriate mood and swing for blues and rhythm and blues recordings.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 6, 1908 (Honey Grove), Died April 14, 1992 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1956

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, vocalist, guitar, leader

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Recordings (Results 226-250 of 377 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 73549 5/2/1946 Jonah Sister Rosetta Tharpe instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 73550 5/2/1946 God's mighty hand Sister Rosetta Tharpe instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 73551 5/2/1946 The Lord followed me Sister Rosetta Tharpe instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 73987 7/1/1947 This train Sister Rosetta Tharpe instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 73988 7/1/1947 Oh, when I come to the end of my journey Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 73989 7/1/1947 Didn't it rain Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 73990 7/1/1947 Stretch out Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 74027 8/29/1947 Give it up Daddy blues Albennie Jones instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 74028 8/29/1947 The rain is falling Albennie Jones instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 74029 8/29/1947 Papa tree top blues Albennie Jones instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 74142 11/19/1947 Beggin' woman Cousin Joe instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 74143 11/19/1947 Sadie Brown Cousin Joe instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 74144 11/19/1947 Evolution blues Cousin Joe instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 74145 11/19/1947 Box car shorty's confession Cousin Joe instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 74153 11/24/1947 Beams of heaven Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 74154 11/24/1947 Up above my head I hear music in the air Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 74155 11/24/1947 My journey to the sky Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 74156 11/24/1947 Oh, how I want to see him Sam (Sammy) Price instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 74160 11/25/1947 What could I do Mary (Marie) Knight instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 74161 11/25/1947 I must see Jesus Mary (Marie) Knight instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 74162 11/25/1947 The land beyond the river Mary (Marie) Knight instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 74163 11/25/1947 My heavenly Father watches me Mary (Marie) Knight instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 74166 11/25/1947 Teach me to be right Sister Rosetta Tharpe instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 74167 11/25/1947 I heard my mother call my name Sister Rosetta Tharpe instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 74168 11/25/1947 Heaven is not my home Sister Rosetta Tharpe instrumentalist, piano  
(Results 226-250 of 377 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Price, Sammy," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/208151.

Price, Sammy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/208151.

"Price, Sammy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/208151

External Sources

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Price, Sammy - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85098931

Wikidata: Sammy Price - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q725312

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/22328403

MusicBrainz: Sammy Price - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a5eaa73b-62e7-4a6e-9723-2437dcb43ed5

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/151097

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