# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/sam-bush
# Generated: 2026-08-12T23:20:46.892Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/sam-bush"
name: "Sam Bush"
slug: "sam-bush"
description: "Charles Samuel Bush is an American mandolinist who is considered an originator of progressive bluegrass music. In 2020, he was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame as a member of New Grass Revival. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame a second time in 2023 as a solo artist."
tagline: "American musician"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sam_Bush_(25821347895).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1952-04-13"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           65.66
  momentum:             2.177731131041989
  historical:           14.61145866666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     95
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 9500
platforms:
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    url:       "https://x.com/sam_bush"
    handle:    "sam_bush"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/sambushband/"
    handle:    "sambushband"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/sambushband"
    handle:    "sambushband"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1973793/"
    handle:    "nm1973793"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3Fud2i8WgXSZCVmi961lXm"
    handle:    "3Fud2i8WgXSZCVmi961lXm"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.sambush.com/"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxoxShg3clxxwKg9nKQeHNw"
    handle:    "@sambushmusic"
    followers: 9500
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "سام بوش"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B4"
    title: "سام بوش"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B4"
    title: "سام بوش"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Bush"
    title: "Sam Bush"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Bush"
    title: "Sam Bush"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Bush"
    title: "Sam Bush"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Bush"
    title: "Sam Bush"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B4"
    title: "سام بوش"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Bush"
    title: "Sam Bush"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Bush"
    title: "Sam Bush"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Bush"
    title: "Sam Bush"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%83%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5"
    title: "サム・ブッシュ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Bush"
    title: "Sam Bush"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Bush"
    title: "Sam Bush"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Bush"
    title: "Sam Bush"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c233d833-81d9-4feb-b70c-7ffe86200f7b"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q539156"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1203445"
    title: "Sam Bush"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump