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Sam Donahue
ts, sax, 1918-1974 US, Detroit
Musician / Arranger of Jazz
A.k.a. Samuel Koontz Donahue
Sam Donahue (born March 18, 1918, Detroit, Michigan, USA - died March 22, 1974, Reno, Nevada, USA) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, trumpeter, arranger and bandleader. He is the father of guitarist Jerry Donahue. Sam played with Gene Krupa (1938-'40), Benny Goodman, Harry James (2), then formed his own big band and recorded for Okeh Records and Bluebird Records. After the World War II, he worked with Tommy Dorsey, Billy May (1954-'55) and Stan Kenton (1960-1961) and many others. He recorded an album under his own name in 1958.
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Easy Does It on Funny Time by Charlie Shavers, Dicky Wells & Sam Donahue Celery Stalks At Midnight on More Live Echoes of the Swinging Bands 1959 by Various Artists Swingtime in the Rockies on Funny Time by Charlie Shavers, Dicky Wells & Sam Donahue Okay for Baby on Funny Time by Charlie Shavers, Dicky Wells & Sam Donahue Tuxedo Junction on Funny Time by Charlie Shavers, Dicky Wells & Sam Donahue Hors D'Oeuvre on Funny Time by Charlie Shavers, Dicky Wells & Sam Donahue Five O'Clock Drag on Funny Time by Charlie Shavers, Dicky Wells & Sam Donahue Ton O'Rock Bump on Funny Time by Charlie Shavers, Dicky Wells & Sam Donahue Skyliner on Funny Time by Charlie Shavers, Dicky Wells & Sam Donahue Feet Draggin' Blues on Funny Time by Charlie Shavers, Dicky Wells & Sam DonahueTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Convoy ~ 1945 ~ Vol. 1 | Sam Donahue Directing Sam Donahue Navy Band | 1994 | Compil. |
| The Greatest Recordings Of The Big Band Era | Jimmie Lunceford / Sam Donahue / Jerry Gray / Skinnay Ennis / Machito | 1984 | Compil. |
| Hollywood Hop | Sam Donahue | 1982 | Album |
| Double Date | Les Brown / Sam Donahue | 1977 | Album |
| The Carlo Krahmer Memorial Album | Carlo Krahmer With Jimmy McPartland, Marian McPartland, Stéphane Grappelli, Val Burton, Sam Donahue And John Dankworth | 1976 | Compil. |
| Classics In Jazz | Sam Donahue | 1955 | Album |
| Willie / Bugle Call Rag | Elliot Lawrence And His Orchestra / Sam Donahue | 1947 | Album |
| Lst Party / That's The Stuff You Gotta Watch / Southern Scandal | Sam Donahue And U.S. Navy Dance Band / Stan Kenton And His Orchestra | 1946 | Album |
| Hollywood Hangover / "C" Jam Blues | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra / Sam Donahue | 1945 | Album |
| The Great swing bands of the ‘40’s | Jimmie Lunceford, Les Brown, Tommy Dorsey, Stan Kenton, Buddy Rich, Harry James, Sam Donahue, Jack Teagarden, Woody Herman, Charlie Barnet, Benny Carter, Boyd Raeburn, Jimmy Mundy | Compil. | |
| Stroll Blues | Sam Donahue | Single | |
| Capitol Presents | Sam Donahue And Benny Carter | Album | |
| For Young Moderns In Love Part 1 | Sam Donahue | Single |
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