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Sam Lay, a powerful and virtuosic drummer who played and recorded with Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters, was a founding member of the Paul Butterfie
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.”
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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