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 Sam the Sham (in turban), with the Pharaohs, 1965. | |
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| Birth name | Domingo Samudio |
| Born | February 28, 1937 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1959–1982 |
Domingo Samudio[2] (b. February 28, 1937 in Dallas, Texas, United States), better known by his stage name Sam the Sham, is a retired American rock and roll singer. Sam the Sham is known for his camp robe and turban and hauling his equipment in a 1952 Packard hearse with maroon velvet curtains. As the front man for the Pharaohs, he sang on several Top 40 hits in the mid-1960s, "Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs was the number one song of 1965 according to Billboard magazine's year-end Hot 100. However, the song never reached number one on the weekly charts. Li'l Red Riding Hood" was another charting song for Samudio.
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- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 1054. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.