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 Marty Sammon's Profile |
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On tour with Buddy Guy's "Damn Right Blues Band" |
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| Location: | Chicago, Illinois |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Aug 14, 2008 (508 days back) |
About Me |
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| Marty Sammon was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago to a family of hard working, Irish-American parents. Their love for music and entertainment had a huge impact on Marty. He began his musical journey learning traditional Irish songs by ear while listening to records with his father, Martin Sr. His parents realized that their son had an ear for music and encouraged him to take piano lessons. Marty enjoyed the experience but also developed his musical ear by listening to many styles of music. At the age of 15, he began playing on the blues scene with South Side guitarist L.V. Banks. Although he was underage and still being driven to the gig by his father, he absorbed the sound and language of Chicago Blues. Marty quickly began receiving calls to play with many Chicago artists. One artist in particular that excited him was Mr. Phil Guy. Phil, being the younger brother of Buddy Guy, exposed Marty to a funky, heavy, soulful blues language that still today earns the respect and admiration of well-known rock legends. Marty performed and toured with Phil and other blues legends for years while at the same time, performing a variety of other "jobbing" gigs to pay the bills.Marty's "turning point" of his career came while playing with Phil at the original Checkerboard Lounge during the weekend of the Chicago Blues Fest. "I cancelled two very good paying gigs but for some reason, I felt I needed to be on those shows with Phil. Sure enough, I met Big James Montgomery of the Chicago Playboys that night who hooked me up with the gig with Otis Rush. As if that was not enough, years later, he played a role in me getting the gig with Buddy. I'm forever grateful to Big James."After five years with Otis Rush, Marty got a call that changed everything. "It was late night and I was home when the phone rang. I didn't know the number so I ignored it. My brother Mike convinced me to answer saying that 'that could be THE call!' It was Phil Guy saying that I had the Buddy gig and, by the way, Y'all leave Thursday. I'll be forever grateful to Phil and to my bro for that!"Today, you can see Marty perform world-wide with Buddy Guy as well as various other situations. Marty is currently writing and recording his own music as well as other talent at his home studio. "Right now, I've got some great Irish cats, some blues guys, and some good friends laying down stuff in my home studio. It's great to do something at the house for a change!" | |
My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 9/28/2006Band Website: martysammon.com Coming Soon! Band Members: Track 1 is Sammon on Piano, Vocals, Tom Holland on Guitar. Track 2 is Sammon on Piano, Doug McDonald on Guitar and Vocals, Rick King on Conga. Track 3 is Sammon on Piano and Vocals, Doug McDonald on Guitar, Rick King on Conga. Track 4 is Sammon on Drums, Bass, Keyboards, and Piano, Jay Moynihan on Sax. Track 5 is Sammon ..boards and Vocals, Giles Corey on Guitar, JR Fuller on Bass, and Rick King on Drums.Live members include Daryl Wright, Mike Sterling, Rick King, Diff, Doug McDonald, Pete Galanis, Guy King, Steve Berek, Jay Moynihan, Michael Cristol, and many more. Influences: Longhair, Dr. John, Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, Otis Spann, Pinetop, Ray Charles, Eubie Blake, Fats Waller, Stevie Wonder, Donny Hataway, Curtis Mayfield, Hornsby, Elton, Billy, Bill Evans, Meters, All Styles of music, All of my music teachers....... Sounds Like: -------With Otis Rush at 2000 Chicago Blues Fest -------Trading With Buddy at the Coach House Record Label: unsigned Type of Label: None |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Blues / Jam Band / R&B) |
My Blog |
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Blues Fest / Bar-B-Que |
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| Many people ask me this time of year what I did for the Chicago Blues Festival. This year was one the first years in a while that I was actually in town. I didn't spend that much time at t... Posted by Marty Sammon on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:25:00 PST |
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New Orleans |
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I finally, after all these years, took a few days off in New Orleans. My friend Michael (Mo Doppler) ... Posted by Marty Sammon on Sun, 04 May 2008 01:01:00 PST |
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January |
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| Well, I've managed to survive another January without too much injury! I look forward all year to the 19 shows with Buddy Guy at his club. It's a chance to see and perform for people I onl... Posted by Marty Sammon on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 01:12:00 PST |
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Figured it was time to blog. |
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| Figured it was time to blog.
Now that the Buddy Guy tour season is taking a break, I've been playing a bunch of different gigs. Had a great trip to Latvia. It was nice to be working under ... Posted by Marty Sammon on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:53:00 PST |
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On the mind of Sammon |
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| So, there's lots of exciting things going on lately. Buddy Guy is taking a few weeks off so I'll be working on a few other projects. I'll be traveling to ..:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "ur... Posted by Marty Sammon on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 02:13:00 PST |
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First Blog Ever! |
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| Hey Y'all,
If you know me at all you know that I'm old-fashioned and don't really even know what the word blog means. Thanks ok, here I go. Great gigs in town lately. You can read a ... Posted by Marty Sammon on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 04:55:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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Tom Holland & the Shuffle Kings, Mo’ Doppler And The DoppleGangers, Doug McDonald - The Arkansas Razorback, Latvian Blues Band, Mikael Kirke, Pete Galanis, Lubriphonic, North Mississippi Allstars, Buddy Guy's Legends, RIC HALL, Orlando Wright, Bruce Hornsby, Jimbo Mathus, Koko Taylor, dred scott, Robert Cray, Ronnie Baker Brooks Band, Jon Conover & The Help!, OTP DALLAS, LK, Aigars Lapsa, Chico Banks, Dr. John The Nite Tripper, KATIE SULLIVAN BAND, Dona Oxford, Shemekia Copeland, RJ Howson, RELIX, Jamie Lynn Buckner, Allyson, Paul, Felix and the Cats Featuring Dave Herrero, josh charles, mike, Christopher, Ulrich, Gero, Matt McGraw, Annabelle Askinn, MeliSsA, Andrea Preto & Chicago Sound Machine, Evan, patrick, ♥~Shannon~♥, After The Storm, Jed, Gemma, Jeremy Baum, Dave Herrero, Brianne Ingram, Mississippi Blue, Hubert's Son, Robert Willis Producer/writer/player, Heather Lewin-Tiarks, Sweet, KAREN, Common Ground, Dario Lombardo & the Blues Gang, ~Brither is Brither~, ClearTones LLC, JukeHounds, Paul, The Jukes, Cecelia, jeff, DAVE
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