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 76-100 of 377 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 65435 10-in. 4/20/1939 Buy me some juice Blue Lu Barker instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 65436 10-in. 4/20/1939 Georgia grind Blue Lu Barker instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 65486 10-in. 4/27/1939 The monkey Swing The Harlem Stompers instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 65487 10-in. 4/27/1939 Jammin' in Georgia The Harlem Stompers instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 65488 10-in. 4/27/1939 My understanding man The Harlem Stompers instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 65489 10-in. 4/27/1939 Serenade to a jitterbug The Harlem Stompers instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 65494 10-in. 4/28/1939 Get your mind out of the gutter Jimmie Gordon instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 65495 10-in. 4/28/1939 Delhia Jimmie Gordon instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 65496 10-in. 4/28/1939 Do that thing Jimmie Gordon instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 65497 10-in. 4/28/1939 The Mojo blues Jimmie Gordon instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 65498 10-in. 4/28/1939 St. Peter blues Jimmie Gordon instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 65499 10-in. 4/28/1939 If the walls could talk Jimmie Gordon instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 65500 10-in. 4/28/1939 Royal telephone Selah Jubilee Singers instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 65501 10-in. 4/28/1939 Traveling shoes Selah Jubilee Singers instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 65502 10-in. 4/28/1939 How happy am I Selah Jubilee Singers instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 65503 10-in. 4/28/1939 What He done for me Selah Jubilee Singers instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 65504 10-in. 4/28/1939 I want Jesus to walk around my bedside Selah Jubilee Singers instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 65505 10-in. 4/28/1939 Take my hand precious Lord Selah Jubilee Singers instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 65597 10-in. 5/18/1939 The way I'm feelin' Georgia White instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 65598 10-in. 5/18/1939 Married woman blues Georgia White instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 65599 10-in. 5/18/1939 How do you think I feel Georgia White instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 65600 10-in. 5/18/1939 Fire in the mountain Georgia White instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 65601 10-in. 5/18/1939 When the red sun turns to gray (I'll be back) Georgia White instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 65652 10-in. 5/26/1939 Hydrant love Georgia White instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 65653 10-in. 5/26/1939 Do it again Georgia White instrumentalist, piano  
(Results 76-100 of 377 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Price, Sammy," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/208151.

Price, Sammy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/208151.

"Price, Sammy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.

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