Washboard Sam

Washboard Sam

Washboard Sam

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Top Songs

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Barbecue
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Out with the Wrong Woman
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Ccc Blues
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The Gal I Love
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Rockin' My Blues Away

Albums

  • The Very Best Of

    May 2009 • 21 songs

  • Washboard Sam Vol. 4 1939-1940

    May 2005 • 24 songs

  • Washboard Sam Vol. 5 1940-1941

    May 2005 • 24 songs

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Washboard Sam

Biography

A popular hokum blues artist, Washboard Sam recorded hundreds of records in the late '30s and '40s, usually with singer/guitarist Big Bill Broonzy. Out of all the washboard players of the era, Sam was the most popular, which was due not only to his to his washboard talent, but also to his skills as a songwriter, as well as his strong voice. As an accompanist, Sam not only played with Broonzy, but also with bluesmen like Bukka White, Memphis Slim, Willie Lacey, and Jazz Gillum. Washboard Sam (born Robert Brown) was the illegitimate son of Frank Broonzy, who also fathered Big B...
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