Sam Price and His Texas Bluesicians

Sammy Price (October 6, 1908 – April 14, 1992) was an American jazz and blues pianist and bandleader. He was born Samuel Blythe Price, in Honey Grove, Texas. Price is most noteworthy for his work with his own band on Decca Records, known as the Texas Bluesicians that included fellow musicians Don Stovall and Emmett Berry. The artist is equally notable for his decade long partnership with Henry “Red” Allen.

During his early career, Price was a singer in local venues in the Dallas area. Price lived and played jazz in Kansas City, Chicago and Detroit. In 1938 Price was hired by Decca Records as a session sideman on piano, assisting singers such as Trixie Smith and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

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