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Sampy

*1926
R&B/Soul, World and Folk
A.k.a. Hiram "Lune" Sampy

Prominent Zydeco artist born in 1926 in Carencro, La.. Grew up in a rural environment near Vermilion Bayou that flows towards Lafayette. "Sampy", as he is called by his wife and friends, first learned to play accordion from his father. Sampy's sound developed to an urban Zydeco with a mixture of old Cajun tunes, fast Zydecos, blues and soul music. Since 1972 he's been playing with the group "The Bad Habits".

     
Genres
  • R&B/Soul
  • World
  • Folk
Popular Tracks   
Poor Rapport on Potluck: SP Stories, Vol. 2 by Various Artists
Frog Guts on Potluck: SP Stories, Vol. 2 by Various Artists
Human Beans on Potluck: SP Stories, Vol. 2 by Various Artists
CATDOG on CATDOG by Sampy
Citrine on Potluck: SP Stories, Vol. 2 by Various Artists
Moonlitman on Potluck: SP Stories, Vol. 2 by Various Artists

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Discography
Title Artist Year Type
Zydeco GumboSampy & The Bad Habits1980Album
Je Peut Pas Dormir / I Gotta MoveSampy And The Bad Habits1976Single
Stick With Me / LagniappeSampy And The Bad Habits1975Single
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To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.
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