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Sam Myers
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American blues musician and songwriter (1936-2006)
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Sam Myers (February 19, 1936 – July 17, 2006) was an American blues musician and songwriter. He was born in Laurel, Mississippi. Myers appeared as an accompanist on dozens of recordings for blues artists over the past five decades, and fronted one of the top blues bands in the world. He began his career as a drummer for Elmore James but was most famous as a blues vocalist and blues harp player. Myers was in high demand for his authentic delta blues sound. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Sam+
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sam
- Family name
- Myers
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Laurel
- Place of death
- Dallas
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Genre
- blues
- Instrument
- harmonica
- Record label
- Black Top Records
- Image
- Sam Myers.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1936-02-19
- date of death
- 2006-07-17
- cause of death
- esophageal cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
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