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 126-150 of 377 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	67493	10-in.	4/4/1940	Lovin' woman blues	Johnnie Temple	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67494	10-in.	4/4/1940	Roomin' house blues	Johnnie Temple	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67495	10-in.	4/4/1940	Sugar bowl blues	Johnnie Temple	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67496	10-in.	4/4/1940	Stick up woman (Let me make this trip with you)	Johnnie Temple	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	68149	10-in.	9/26/1940	How 'bout that mess	Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	68150	10-in.	9/26/1940	Oh Red	Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Decca	68151	10-in.	9/26/1940	Oh l.awdy Mama	Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Decca	68152	10-in.	9/26/1940	The dirty dozens	Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Decca	68457	10-in.	12/6/1940	Thinking	Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Decca	68458	10-in.	12/6/1940	Queen Street blues	Lem Johnson ; Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	68459	10-in.	12/6/1940	Jumpin' the boogie	Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	68460	10-in.	12/6/1940	Louise Louise	Lem Johnson ; Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	68920	10-in.	4/3/1941	The goon drag	Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	68921	10-in.	4/3/1941	Things 'bout coming my way	Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	68922	10-in.	4/3/1941	Lead me Daddy straight to the bar	Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	68923	10-in.	4/3/1941	Just jivin' around	Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	68951	10-in.	4/8/1941	My mellow man	Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians ; Yack Taylor	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	68952	10-in.	4/8/1941	Knockin' myself out	Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians ; Yack Taylor	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	68953	10-in.	4/8/1941	You're gonna go your way and I'm gonna go mine -1	Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians ; Yack Taylor	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	68954	10-in.	4/8/1941	I lost love (When I lost you)	Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Decca	69365	10-in.	6/13/1941	Do you dig my jive?	Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	69366	10-in.	6/13/1941	I know how to do it	Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Decca	69367	10-in.	6/13/1941	Valetta	Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Decca	69368	10-in.	6/13/1941	Boogie woogie man	Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	69523	10-in.	7/17/1941	Nobody in mind	Joe Turner	instrumentalist, piano

(Results 126-150 of 377 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Price, Sammy," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/208151.

Price, Sammy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/208151.

"Price, Sammy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.