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Donald's Encyclopedia of Popular MusicA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZSAM THE SHAM and the PHAROAHSTexas rock'n'roll group with hits in 1965-7, led by Sam the Sham (Domingo Samudio, b 1940, Dallas), with Ray Stinnet, guitar; David Martin, bass; Jerry Patterson, drums. They recorded in Memphis in the early '60s; they covered the novelty 'Haunted House', then 'Wooly Bully' on Pen was their first and biggest hit (no. 1 USA, leased to MGM); they also scored with 'Ju Ju Hand', 'Lil Red Riding Hood', 'The Hair On My Chinny Chin Chin.' Butch Gibson augmented the group on sax. Like so many other novelty regional groups they didn't last long on the charts. Samudio went solo on Atlantic with LP Sam, Hard And Heavy '70, contributed Spanish-language songs to Ry Cooder's soundtrack for The Border '81. |