Sam The Sham on Tupelo MINT rockin 1st 45 from '63 HEAR
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Sam The Sham-Betty And Dupree/Man Child (Tupelo 2982) MINT Perfect copy of his rockin’ 1963 first release. You'll never find a better copy of this gem.
You can hear sound samples of both songs at http://www.robert-kruse.com/samudio/pages/sound.html
Born Domingo Samudio in 1940 to Spanish speaking parents of Mexican descent in a town near Dallas, Texas, he made his singing debut whilst in the second grade of high school and went on to form a band, a member of which was Trini Lopez. After graduating, he joined the US navy and was based in Panama. Upon his discharge, Sam enrolled at the University of Texas in Arlington and took a course in music history, mainly classical, but took up playing rock 'n' roll at nights. This first line up of The Pharaohs was formed in 1961 and they developed into a must see act in the local clubs. This first line up included sixteen years old Vincent Lopez. Sam dropped out of this band and Vincent subsequently went on to join Andy & The Nighthawks, a band based in Louisiana led by Andy Anderson.
Three days after Sam had purchased an organ, he got a call to join Andy & The Nighthawks to replace a musician who had just left. He accepted and the band started to gig regularly and headed towards Memphis. Andy left a short while later and Sam took over the leadership of the band and thus Sam The Sham and The Pharaohs officially came into existence. There is a rumour that Andy & The Nighthawks cut a record but clear proof of this has yet to be confirmed. What is for sure is, that in 1963, the band pooled their earnings and entered the Fernwood studio to record 'Betty and Dupree' c/w 'Man Child' which was released on the small Memphis based Tupelo label (#2982). Almost around the same time, a version of 'Betty And Dupree' was recorded by drummer/vocalist Billy Adams (not the 'Rock Pretty Mama' guy) and released on Sun 389. Billy had been occasionally sitting in at Pharaohs gigs. (description taken from www.rockabilly.nl)
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