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 301-325 of 377 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 75551 | 11/30/1949 | Whispering hope-1 | Mary (Marie) Knight ; Alfred Miller | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 75552 | 11/30/1949 | Jonah and the storm | Mary (Marie) Knight ; Alfred Miller | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 75553 | 11/30/1949 | In the garden | Mary (Marie) Knight ; Alfred Miller | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 75554 | 11/30/1949 | You can't hurry God | Vivian Cooper | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 75555 | 11/30/1949 | My home over there | Vivian Cooper | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 75556 | 11/30/1949 | Live the life | Mary (Marie) Knight ; Alfred Miller | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 75557 | 11/30/1949 | Seal of heaven | Mary (Marie) Knight ; Alfred Miller | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 75780 | 1/31/1950 | Where shall I be | Prof. Johnson and his Gospel Singers | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 75781 | 1/31/1950 | Give me that old time religion | Prof. Johnson and his Gospel Singers | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 75782 | 1/31/1950 | Angels | Prof. Johnson and his Gospel Singers | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 75783 | 1/31/1950 | Standing in the safety zone | Prof. Johnson and his Gospel Singers | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 80324 | 1/11/1951 | Use me Lord | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 80325 | 1/11/1951 | Somebody needs Jesus | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 80326 | 1/11/1951 | Sin is to blame | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 80327 | 1/11/1951 | I thank God for my song | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 80451 | 1/24/1951 | Steal away | The Guiding Light Gospel Singers | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 80452 | 1/24/1951 | I've got the Holy Ghost | The Guiding Light Gospel Singers | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 80453 | 1/24/1951 | Just like Jesus did | The Guiding Light Gospel Singers | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 80454 | 1/24/1951 | Just a closer walk with Thee | The Guiding Light Gospel Singers | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 80507 | 2/13/1951 | Yield not to temptation | Myrtle Jackson | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 80508 | 2/13/1951 | Where can I go | Myrtle Jackson | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 80509 | 2/13/1951 | We'll understand it better | Myrtle Jackson | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 80510 | 2/13/1951 | I call Him Jesus, my rock | Myrtle Jackson | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 80597 | 2/21/1951 | I want Jesus to walk around my bedside (before I die) | Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 80598 | 2/21/1951 | Royal telephone | Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Price, Sammy," accessed September 9, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/208151.
Price, Sammy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 9, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/208151.
"Price, Sammy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 September 2024.
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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
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