Singin' Sammy Ward

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What a lot of great fascinating information about a singer who I never heard of until I bought that blues album, “switched on blues,“ which motown released in the early 70s I think. It was a very odd album which I never knew about until much later and I had trouble finding it. But it’s full of great great stuff and I think Sammy Ward, like Gino Parks, is definitely an unsung hero from the early days.

I think some of the tracks were augmented with additional instrumentation from what I’ve read. But it’s a great album and I think may still be the only LP that ever included both sides of Stevie wonder’s early single I call it pretty Music but the old people call it the blues, with both parts one and two!

To Woodward especially, thanks for the great information!

The early '70s release of "Switched on Blues" must have been a 2nd pressing. I'm sure I saw it as early as 1965.