Top Washboard Sam Albums
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The Washboard Sam Collection 1935-53, Vol. 1
The Washboard Sam Collection 1935-53, Vol. 1
[2014]
Washboard Swing
Washboard Swing
[2008]
Washboard Sam Vol. 6 1941-1942
Washboard Sam Vol. 6 1941-1942
[1993]
Presenting Washboard Sam
Presenting Washboard Sam
[1935]
Related Information for Washboard Sam
Robert Brown (b 15 July 1910, Walnut Ridge, Arkansas – d 6 November 1966, Chicago), known professionally as Washboard Sam, was an American blues singer and musician.Reputedly the half-brother of Big Bill Broonzy, Brown moved to Memphis in the 1920s, performing as a street musician with Sleepy John Estes and Hammie Nixon. He then moved to Chicago in 1932, performing regularly with Broonzy, and appearing with him and other musicians including Memphis Slim and Tampa Red on innumerable recording sessions for Lester Melrose of Bluebird Records.In 1935 he began recording in his own right for both Bluebird and Vocalion Records, becoming one of the most popular Chicago blues performers of the late 1930s and 1940s, selling numerous records an... read more
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