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Sam the Sham

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American rock and roll singer

United StatesMusiciansBorn 1937 · age 89
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Domingo Samudio, better known by his stage name Sam the Sham, is a retired American rock and roll singer. Sam the Sham is known for his camp robe and turban and hauling his equipment in a 1952 Packard hearse with maroon velvet curtains.

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The new Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs in mid-1966, which abandoned the turban and robesThe new Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs in mid-1966, which abandoned the turban and robes

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Domingo Samudio, better known by his stage name Sam the Sham, is a retired American rock and roll singer. Sam the Sham is known for his camp robe and turban and hauling his equipment in a 1952 Packard hearse with maroon velvet curtains. As the front man for the Pharaohs, he sang on several Top 40 hits in the mid-1960s; "Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs was the number one song of 1965 according to Billboard magazine's year-end Hot 100. However, the song never reached number one on the weekly charts. "Li'l Red Riding Hood" was another charting song for Samudio.

Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
living
Dates
Born 1937 · age 89
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8 languages

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