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 251-275 of 377 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 74169 | 11/25/1947 | The natural facts | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 74184 | 11/28/1947 | The rain is falling | Albennie Jones | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 74185 | 11/28/1947 | Love is such a mystery | Albennie Jones | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 74186 | 11/28/1947 | I have a way of lovin' | Albennie Jones | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 74187 | 11/28/1947 | Hey little boy | Albennie Jones | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 74592 | 8/20/1948 | Pretty Mama blues | Clyde E. B. Bernhardt | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 74593 | 8/20/1948 | My heart belongs to you | Clyde E. B. Bernhardt | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 74637 | 12/2/1948 | He watches me | Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 74638 | 12/2/1948 | He's all I need (The Lord is my shepherd De. 30084, De. 9-30084) | Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 74639 | 12/2/1948 | Florida storm | Mary (Marie) Knight | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 74640 | 12/2/1948 | Gospel train-1 | Mary (Marie) Knight | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 74641 | 12/2/1948 | Down by the riverside | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 74642 | 12/2/1948 | Little boy | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 74643 | 12/2/1948 | My Lord's gonna move that wicked race | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 74644 | 12/3/1948 | Hallelujah what a song | Mary (Marie) Knight | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 74645 | 12/3/1948 | Behold His face | Mary (Marie) Knight | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 74646 | 12/3/1948 | Ain't no room in church for liars | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 74647 | 12/3/1948 | Cleanse me-1 | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 74648 | 12/3/1948 | Little boy how old are you-1 | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 74649 | 12/3/1948 | Going back to Jesus-1 | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 74741 | 2/2/1949 | Hallalujah (sic) | Ethel Davenport | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 74742 | 2/2/1949 | All the way | Ethel Davenport | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 74743 | 2/2/1949 | Love like a river | Ethel Davenport | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 74744 | 2/2/1949 | Each day | Ethel Davenport | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 74755 | 2/11/1949 | Song man | Albennie Jones | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Price, Sammy," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/208151.
Price, Sammy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/208151.
"Price, Sammy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Price, Sammy - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85098931
Wikidata: Sammy Price - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q725312
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MusicBrainz: Sammy Price - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a5eaa73b-62e7-4a6e-9723-2437dcb43ed5
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