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This past Wednesday was the anniversary of Sammy Lawhorn‘s birth, which got me to thinking about him and listening. In addition to just being an all-around guitarist, he’s known for using the Bigsby tremolo arm to perfection (looks like it’s usually on a Guild or a Gretsch, guitar-spotters, please contribute).
If you don’t listen to anything else, check this, with Otis Spann from Up In The Queen’s Pad! A Musical Parlor Social Deluxe!! (the queen was Victoria Spivey, it’s on her record label; I think this was recorded in 1967).
Here are some of the other highlights (this is just a small fraction of his recorded output, I’ll be putting a YouTube playlist together at some point).
“Home of the Blues” Sammy Lawhorn, date unknown
Muddy Waters, Folk Singer (1964), both Buddy Guy and Muddy Waters play acoustic guitars on this session.
“Ooh Wee” Billy Boy Arnold with Sammy Lawhorn, date unknown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDKBTF_hP5I“Complete This Order” James Cotton with Sammy Lawhorn and Sam Lay (recorded and released in May 1966)
Otis Spann The Blues Is Where It’s At (recorded New York City, Tuesday, August 30, 1966)
Luther “Snake” Johnson, Chicken Shack, 1967
John Lee Hooker Live at Café au Go-Go, Muddy Waters’ band backed John Lee Hooker for this concert recording (recorded August 1966)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsY6VJc9zDqkIxCie66dNj8vAPgo4X_FI“Walking in the Park,” with Muddy Waters’ band, Sammy Lawhorn comes in at around 2:15 (James “Pee Wee” Madison is the left-handed guitarist in the pink shirt), 1971.
“Long Distance Call,” with Muddy Waters’ band, 1971.
“Blow Wind, Blow,” with Muddy Waters’ band. Muddy Waters once said that Sammy Lawhorn was the best guitarist he’d ever played with. Sammy Lawhorn comes in about 2:40 (James “Pee Wee” Madison is the left-handed guitarist in brown clothing who solos first), 1974.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yt8fkMz9r8g“Worry Worry” with Pee Wee Madison, 1979
“Mean Old World” & “Sammy’s Shuffle” Sammy Lawhorn & Mojo Buford (1979)
Mojo Buford & Sammy Lawhorn “I’m So Glad” (Sonny Rodgers, second guitar) & “Don’t Go No Further” (James “Pee Wee” Madison, second guitar), both from 1979
The Chicago Blues Festival, France, 1980
“Honky Tonk” from his After Hours LP (1980)
Don D.
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