Sam Lay

Sam Lay

Sam Lay

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Latest Release

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  • Fantasy
  • June 2025
  • • 1 Song

Top Songs

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Fantasy
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Don't Stop
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Classic
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A Day In The Life
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Para La Noche

Albums

  • Don't Stop

    Oct 2024 • 1 song

  • Classic

    Aug 2024 • 1 song

  • A Day In The Life

    Aug 2024 • 1 song

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Sam Lay

Biography

Sam Lay was born March 20, 1935, in Birmingham, Alabama, and began his career as a drummer in Cleveland in 1954, working with the Moon Dog Combo. In 1957 he joined the Original Thunderbirds and stayed with that group until 1959, when he left for Chicago to work with the legendary Little Walter. Lay began to work with Howlin' Wolf in 1960 and spent the next six years with that group. He and bassist Jerome Arnold were hired away from Wolf's band by Paul Butterfield in 1966 and became part of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, recording that classic first album. Lay toured with Bu...
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