Sam Gary

Sam Gary ( born February 19, 1917 in Florida; † July 20, 1986 in Aiken, South Carolina) was an African-American blues, spiritual and folk singer. Above all, through the years of collaboration with his more famous friend and co- musician Josh White, he became known to a wider audience.

As an ensemble musician ( bass singer ) Sam Gary was in the 1940s a member of Josh White and his Carolinians and the Almanac Singers, as soloist he has in 1956 - with the support of Josh White on guitar - own LP on the British label Esquire published, were also published by their receiving three EPs. The LP was released a year later in the USA on Tom Wilson ( the later with Columbia Records and Verve Records -down to fame Pruduzenten by Simon & Garfunkel, etc.) brought out former Transition Records.

  • Gospel Musicians
  • Folk singer
  • Blues musicians
  • American musician
  • Born 1917
  • Died in 1986
  • Man
Aiken (South Carolina) Folk music Singing Esquire Records
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