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 276-300 of 377 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	74756	2/11/1949	Daddy how you satisfy	Albennie Jones	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	74757	2/11/1949	Hole in the wall	Albennie Jones	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	74815	3/31/1949	I can't forget it, can you?	Mary (Marie) Knight	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	74816	3/31/1949	Up in my heavenly home	Mary (Marie) Knight	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	74935	5/20/1949	Working man (Doing the best I can)	Herman Ray	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	74936	5/20/1949	Trouble blues	Herman Ray	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	74937	5/20/1949	President's blues	Herman Ray	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	74938	5/20/1949	I'm a little piece of leather	Herman Ray	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	75038	7/7/1949	Ninety nine and a half won't do	Katie Bell Nubin ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	75039	7/7/1949	Daniel in the lion's den	Katie Bell Nubin ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	75040	7/7/1949	The devil is trying to steal my joy	Katie Bell Nubin ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	75041	7/7/1949	Just look	Katie Bell Nubin ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	75046	7/7/1949	Ain't nobody's business	Sammy Price and his Rocking Rhythm	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	75047	7/7/1949	Bash street	Sammy Price and his Rocking Rhythm	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	75048	7/7/1949	In the middle of the night	Sammy Price and his Rocking Rhythm	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	75049	7/7/1949	Hold me baby	Sammy Price and his Rocking Rhythm	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	75050	7/8/1949	I thank you Jesus	Mary (Marie) Knight	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	75051	7/8/1949	I must have Jesus all the way	Mary (Marie) Knight	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	75052	7/8/1949	Out of the depths-1	Mary (Marie) Knight	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	75053	7/8/1949	Touch me Lord Jesus-1	Mary (Marie) Knight	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	75223	9/2/1949	Leaning on the Lord	Ethel Davenport	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	75224	9/2/1949	I will wait till my change come	Ethel Davenport	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	75225	9/2/1949	Only a look	Ethel Davenport	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	75226	9/2/1949	Dig a little deeper in God's love	Ethel Davenport	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	75550	11/30/1949	Jesus loves me-1	Mary (Marie) Knight ; Alfred Miller	instrumentalist, piano

(Results 276-300 of 377 records)

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.