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.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
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 November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/208151.

Price, Sammy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/208151.

"Price, Sammy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.