Chicago blues drummer Sam Lay is dead at 86
Though the word “legend” is tossed around cavalierly these days, Chicago drummer Sam Lay was the real thing. “Sam does not just play the drums. He sings the drums.”
Source: chicagotribune.com
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Sam Lay, Drummer Who Backed Blues Greats and Bob Dylan, Dies at 86
His distinctive double-shuffle groove, which he likened to “three different drummers playing the same beat,” enlivened records by Howlin’ Wolf and many others.
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Innovative Chicago Blues icon Sam Lay dies
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Sam Lay (1935 – 2022)
Famed Chicago blues drummer and vocalist Sam Lay – who recorded on definitive tracks by Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Bob Dylan and many others, as well…
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