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.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
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

(Results 251-275 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.