Sam Carr
Sam Carr (born April 17, 1926 in Friar's Point, Mississippi, † September 21, 2009 in Clarksdale , Mississippi ) was an American blues drummer. He became known through his lifelong collaboration with the harmonica player Frank Frost . His father is the blues guitarist Robert Nighthawk .
Life
He was born in Mississippi to Robert Nighthawk under the name Samuel Lee McCollum. His mother left him in the custody of the Carr family at the age of one and a half, who adopted him and raised him on their farm. At the age of seven, his father took him to performances, where he danced during the breaks. After moving to Helena, the place where his father lived, he became a bouncer and also played bass in his father's group.
At the age of 20 he married Doris and became a tenant farmer . After a dispute with the manager, the young couple moved to Chicago . After a short time they moved to St. Louis, where they lived with Carr's mother. Here he played bass in the band of harmonica player Tree Top Slim. He also formed his first band, Little Sam Carr and the Blue Kings , in which Early Bea, the wife of Robert Nighthawk, played drums before Carr switched to this instrument.
From 1956 on he played regularly with Frank Frost. Together with guitarist Big Jack Johnson , the three formed the Jelly Roll Kings . Their collaboration lasted until Frost's death in 1999. Carr then played with various Arkansas artists and was the leader of his Delta Jukes . His last appearance was in 2009 at the Mother's Best Festival in Helena, Arkansas. He died of a heart attack on September 21, 2009 in a nursing home in Clarksdale , Mississippi.
Awards
- numerous Blues Music Awards nominations for best drummer
- Mississippi Heritage Award 2007
- numerous Living Blues Awards nominations for best drummer
Discography
Albums
- 2002 Working for the Blues Black Magic
- 2004 Down in the Delta ROAD / Bluesland
- 2007 Let the Good Times Roll [live] Blue Label
- Live In Europe Superbird
Guest appearances (selection)
- Give Me Back My Teeth Willie Lomax
- Pee-Wee Get My Gun T-Model Ford
- Just Do Me Right Asie Payton
- Mississippi to Mali Corey Harris
- Back to Bentonia Jimmy Duck Holmes
- Jack Daniel Time T-Model Ford
- Mule Paul "Wine" Jones
- Sweet Tea Buddy Guy
Individual evidence
- ↑ Delta musician Sam Carr
- ↑ Mississippi - Musicians: Sam Carr (English)
- ^ Portrait at Mississippi Arts Commission
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Carr, Sam |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Samuel Lee McCollum (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American blues musician (drummer) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 17, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Friar's Point, Mississippi |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 21, 2009 |
| Place of death | Clarksdale, Mississippi |