Sammy Price | |
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,_New_York,_ca._July_1947_(William_P._Gottlieb_02031).jpg) Price (background) with Wilbur De Paris (left), Sidney De Paris, Eddie Barefield and Charlie Traeger, Jimmy Ryan's (Club), New York, c. July 1947. Photograph by William P. Gottlieb. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Samuel Blythe Price |
| Born | October 6, 1908 Honey Grove, Texas, United States |
| Died | April 14, 1992 (aged 83) New York City, United States |
| Genres | Jazz, jump blues |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, dancer |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, vocals |
Samuel Blythe Price (October 6, 1908 – April 14, 1992)[1] was an American jazz, boogie-woogie and jump blues pianist and bandleader.[2] 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.[3]
- ^ Scott Yanow. "Sammy Price | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ^ Du Noyer, Paul (2003). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music (1st ed.). Fulham, London: Flame Tree Publishing. p. 181. ISBN 1-904041-96-5.
- ^ Ross., Russell (1971). Jazz style in Kansas City and the Southwest. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 0520018532. OCLC 205031.