"Little Walter Lifetime Achievement Award Winner" Little Sammy Davis, vocalist and harmonica player has been called a blues icon. He has been a musician since the age of eight and is a living history of the blues with the musical chops to back it up. Born in the Mississippi Delta, he recorded with Earl Hooker and Slim Harpo and has been in bands with Albert King, Muddy Waters, Pinetop Perkins, Jimmy Reed and many others at the height of the Chicago blues scene.Born in Winona, Mississippi in 1928, Davis cut his first records for Henry Stone's Rockin' label in Miami, in 1953, supported Earl Hooker for the same label, toured with Jimmy Liggins, hung around the South, headed for Chicago, then Poughkeepsie where he cut for Trix Records. Other than a 45 for Pete Lowry's Trix logo, things were pretty quiet for the hero until 1995, when he joined forces with guitarist Fred Scribner and got back into playing. He became a favorite guest of popular New York morning radio personality Don Imus, had his own band and an album on the shelves, "I Ain't Lyin'" on the Delmark label. In 1996 Sammy was named Living Blues Come Back Artist of the Year.Little Sammy Lives in Orange County in New Yorks Hudson Valley and Performs with The Levon Helm Band every Saturday night at Levon's famous "Rambles" at "The Barn" in Woodstock NY.Blues Magazine:
"Davis as singer and harp player has the charm of Williamson. He plays with authority and variety, no doubt learned over years of sitting in with others, yet Davis has a to-date sound."Chicago Tribune:
"Davis' singing and harp playing can send chills down your spine and he is supported by a lot of subtle kicks in the pants from this ace rhythm section, which consists of first class musicians."Rhythm & News:
"It's not a exaggeration to say that he was the highlight of the show for most of the crowd, and I think a lot of people felt the excitement of discovering something really special that not everyone knows about yet. His playing was enough like Little Walter's to impress even the staunchest harp fan with his feel for Walter's tone and nuance, but different enough to let you know that Sam is his own man."
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