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Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs - 1963-1968 - The Complete Wooly Bully Years
Sam the Sham is the stage name of the American rock and roll singer Domingo "Sam” Samudio. Sam the Sham was known for his camp robe and turban (inspiring Norton Records' 1994 Turban Renewal) and hauling his equipment in a 1952 Packard hearse with maroon velvet curtains. Samudio, who is of Mexican American descent, made his singing debut in second grade, representing his school in a radio broadcast. Later, he took up guitar and formed a group with friends, one of whom was Trini Lopez. After graduating from high school, Samudio joined the navy, where he was known as "Big Sam." He lived in Panama for six years, until his discharge. In Dallas in 1961, Sam formed 'The Pharaohs', the name inspired from the costumes in Yul Brynner's portrayal as pharaoh in the 1956 film "The Ten Commandments". The other members were Carl Medke, Russell Fowler, Omar "Big Man” Lopez and Vincent Lopez. In 1962 the group made a record that did not sell. The Pharaohs disbanded in 1962. In May 1963, Vincent Lopez was playing for 'Andy and The Nightriders' in Louisiana. When their organist quit, Sam joined. 'Andy and The Nightriders' was Andy Anderson, David A. Martin, Vincent Lopez and Sam. 'The Nightriders' became house band at The Congo Club. It was here that Sam became "The Sham” in a dual reference to the fact that the band’s name was 'Andy and The Nightriders' and Andy Anderson was leader but everyone came to hear Sam sing and the fact that Sam could only play chords.In June 1963, "The Nightriders” headed for Memphis, Tennessee and became house band at The Diplomat. In late summer 1963, Andy Anderson and Vincent Lopez left to return to Texas. Sam and David A. Martin replaced them with Jerry Patterson and Ray Stinnett and changed the name to "Sam the Sham and The Pharaohs”. Shortly thereafter, the band added saxophonist Butch Gibson. After paying to record and press records to sell at gigs, Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs wound up with the Pen label in Memphis. There, they recorded their first and biggest hit, "Wooly Bully", selling 3 million copies and reaching No. 2 on the Billboard charts on June 5, 1965 at a time when American pop music charts were dominated by the British Invasion. It was awarded a gold disc. Disc 1 01 - Wooly Bully 02 - The Memphis Beat 03 - I Found Love 04 - Go-Go Girls 05 - Every Woman I Know (Crazy 'bout An Auto) 06 - Haunted House 07 - Juimonos (Let's Went) 08 - Shotgun 09 - Sorry 'bout That 10 - Gangster Of Love 11 - Mary Lee 12 - Long Tall Sally 13 - Ju Ju Hand 14 - Magic Touch 15 - 'cause I Love You 16 - Medicine Man 17 - That Old Black Magic 18 - I've Got A Voodoo Doll 19 - Got My Mojo Working 20 - The Gypsy 21 - Witchcraft 22 - Love Potion #9 23 - Magic Man 24 - Hoochie Coochie Man 25 - Ain't Gonna Move 26 - Monkey See Monkey Do 27 - Betty And Dupree 28 - Man Child 29 - How Does A Cheating Woman Feel 30 - The Signifying Monkey Disc 2 01 - Red Hot 02 - Big Blue Diamonds 03 - Over You 04 - Big City Lights 05 - Like You Used To 06 - Please Accept My Love 07 - Ring Dang Doo 08 - Save The Last Dance For Me 09 - Let's Talk It Over 10 - Mystery Train 11 - Can't Make Enough 12 - Uncle Willie 13 - Li'l Red Riding Hood 14 - Hanky Panky 15 - Deputy Dog 16 - Green'ich Grendel 17 - Mary Is My Little Lamb 18 - Sweet Talk 19 - El Toro De Goro (The Peace Loving Bull) 20 - The Phantom 21 - Little Miss Muffet 22 - Pharaoh-A-Go-Go 23 - Ring Them Bells 24 - Grasshopper 25 - The Hair On My Chinny Chin Chin 26 - (I'm In With) The Out Crowd 27 - Standing Ovation 28 - Ready Or Not 29 - Don't Try It 30 - A Long, Long Way 31 - How Do You Catch A Girl 32 - The Love You Left Behind 33 - Wooly Bully '67 Disc 3 01 - Black Sheep 02 - Struttin' 03 - I'm Not A Lover Anymore 04 - Leave My Kitten Alone 05 - Wanted Dead Or Alive 06 - You Can't Turn Me Off 07 - My Day's Gonna Come 08 - The Cockfight 09 - Let It Eat 10 - Love Me Like Before 11 - Groovin' 12 - Old Macdonald Had A Boogaloo Farm 13 - Stand By Me 14 - The Down Home Strut 15 - I Passed It By 16 - It's So Strange 17 - Stagger Lee 18 - Despair 19 - If You Try To Take My Baby 20 - Yakety Yak 21 - Poison Ivy 22 - A Little Bitty Thing Called Love 23 - I Wish It Were Me (Sam The Sham) 24 - Oh That's Good, No That's Bad (Sam The Sham) 25 - Take What You Can Get (Sam The Sham) 26 - Banned In Boston (Sam The Sham) 27 - Money's My Problem (Sam The Sham) 28 - Let Our Love Light Shine (Sam The Sham) 29 - I Never Had No One (Sam The Sham) 30 - I Couldn't Spell !!@! (Sam The Sham) LINK Part 1LINK Part 2
