Sammy Price
Sammy Price | |
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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) 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.