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Masters, Sammy

Real name Samuel Todd Lawmaster. Born 1930 in Sasakawa, Okla.

References:
   Feature article and sessionography in issue 59 (1996) of Rockin' Fifties.


Original Releases

Date & Source Label & Number V Titles {& References to LP/CD List} As By Matrix Numbers
1951/Mar.
(Bb est.)
Cormac 1171   Lost Little Nickel {r}
May I Call You Darling?
 
 
 
 
1956/May 26
Bb c&w rev.
4 Star 1695-45 Pink Cadillac {d,f,h,k,l,o,u,w,y,z, E}
Some Like It Hot {d,f,u,w,z, D}
2
2
6869
6870
1956/Oct.
(Bb est.)
Modern 45x1003 Pink Cadillac {a,b,c,i,m,n,w, B,D}
What's Up
3
3
3086
3087
1956/Oct.
(Bb est.)
4 Star 1697-45 Whop-T-Bop
Flat Feet {f,p,s,u,w, A}
2
2
6872
6874
1956/Nov. 3
Bb c&w rev.
4 Star 1697-45 Whop-T-Bop {f,t,u,w, A,E}
2 Rock-A-4 {f,u,w,x, A,C,E}
4
4
6872
6873
1957/June
(Bb est.)
4 Star 1707-45 Angel
My Heart Is A Hobo
4
4
6913
6912
1957/Aug. 5
Bb c&w rev.
Decca 9-30402 Tall Grow The Sycamores
The Drifter
1
1
45-102854
45-102855+
 
 
Sammy Masters SM-EPF-17 Angel {w}
My Heart Is A Hobo {w}
Tall Grows The Sycamore {w}
The Drifter {w}
1
1
1
1
B
B
A
A
 
 
4 Star EP-26 Stop The World (And Let Me Off)
Pink Cadillac
A Wonderful Time Up There
Tall Grows The Sycamores
1
1
1
1
A
A
B
B
1958/Oct. 6
Bb pop rev.
4 Star 1727x45   Jodie {u,w}
If I Could See The World
 
 
7021-C
6964-C
 
 
Moonglow 5015x45   Whop-T-Bop
2-Rock-A-4
4
4
6872
6873
1958-59
BMI clear.
Moonglow 5018x45   Pink Cadillac
Some Like It Hot
 
 
 
 
1959/Oct.
(Bb est.)
Warner Bros. 5102   Rockin' Red Wing {q}
Lonely Weekend
 
 
 
 
1960/Feb. 1
Bb pop rev.
Lode 108 Rockin' Red Wing {e,j,v,w}
Lonely Weekend
1
1
K9OW-4909
K9OW-4910
1960/July 11
Bb pop rev.
Lode 109   Charolette (In The Pink Corvette)
Golden Slippers {w}
 
 
LM-4911
LM-4912
1960/Aug.
(Bb est.)
Dot 45-16123   Charolette (In The Pink Corvette)
Golden Slippers
 
 
MB-15145
MB-15144
1961/Nov. 6
Bb pop rev.
Lode 114 Never
Pierre The Poodle And The Puppy Dogs
1
1
M8OW-1627
M8OW-1626
1962/June 2
Bb pop rev.
Galahad G-506   Stick Around Joe {w}
Remind Me Baby
 
 
 
 
1963 or later
(Bb est.)
Galahad G-537 All Alone In San Antone
Roses Remind Me Of You
1
1
A
B
1964/Sept.
(Bb est.)
Kapp K-613 I Fought The Law (And The Law Won)
A Big Man Cried {g}
1
 
K-8390
K-8393
1964/Dec. 19
Bb pop rev.
Kapp K-638 Louisiana Jane {w}
Barcelona Baby
1
1
K-8750
K-8732
 
 
D&R 109   You Can Have Her
You Can Have Her  [instr.]
5
6
 
 
Additional Tracks on Comps
 
 
[unissued]   Gone Man Gone {r}    
 
 
[unissued]   Twin Pipes And Pin Stripes {r}    
1959
 
Warner Bros. unissued   Rockin' Red Wing [alt. vers.] {r}    

References in "As By" Column:

  1. as by Sammy Masters
  2. as by Sammy Masters & His Rocking Rhythm
  3. as by Johnny Todd
  4. as by Sammy Masters & His Rockin' Rhythm
  5. by Ron Russell / Sammy Masters Band
  6. as by Sammy Masters Band

Other Notes:


Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks

a. Ace CH 185 (lp) Modern Rock 'N' Roll And Rockabilly
b. Ace CDCH 218 (cd) The Fifties: Rockabilly Fever
c. Ace CH 32 (10-in. lp) Modern Rockabilly
d. Ace CDCHD 768 (cd) Long Gone Daddies
e. Ace CDCHD 850 (cd) The Golden Age Of American Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 10
f. Bear Family BCD 16876 (cd) That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 25 (Four Star)
g. Beaver BLP 3307 (lp) That's Rock & Roll, Vol. 7
h. Big Mike's (cd) Get Your Kicks: 25 Vintage Rockers
i. Bop BOP- 006 (cd) Saturday Night On Bop Street, Vol. 6
j. Buffalo Bop Bb-CD 55011 (cd) Wa-Chic-Ka-Nocka
k. Buffalo Bop Bb-CD 55093 (cd) Rockin' Cadillac
l. Cadillac 1958 (lp) Boppin' Cadillac
m. Cascade DROP 1003 (lp) Twenty Great Rockabilly Hits Of The 50's
n. Cascade DROP 1009 (lp) Twenty Great Rockabilly Hits Of The 50's
o. Cat 1033 (cd) Calling All Rock 'N' Roll Collectors, Vol. 1
p. Chief CCD 1156501 (cd) Ultra Rare Rockabilly's, Vol. 1
q. Cruisin' 58344 (lp) Red Hot Rockabillies
r. Ecco-Fonic 45 EF 1012 (ep) Twin Pipes And Pin Stripes / Sammy Masters
s. Fed 05 (ep) untitled
t. Fed 08 (ep) untitled
u. Four Star FSCD- 004 (cd) 4 Star
v. Hop 999 (cd) Hillbilly Hop
w. Hydra BLK 7708 (lp) Rockin' Red Wing / Sammy Masters
x. Lenox CD 1010 (cd) Hillbilly Rock, Vol. 1
y. Lucky CDLR 811 (cd) Rockabilly Gold, Vol. 11
z. Mustang MUST 5 (cd) Rockabilly & Hillbilly Bop, Vol. 5: Big Boy Rock
A. Mustang MUST 6 (cd) Rockabilly & Hillbilly Bop, Vol. 6
B. NME PRO 5 (lp) I Dreamt I Was Elvis
C. Orbit 5904 (cd) Rock N Roll Dance Party Country Style, Vol. 4
D. P-Vine PCD 2466 (cd) Long Gone Daddy: Kent/RPM Greatest Rockabillies
E. Proper PROPERBOX 122 (cd) Classic Rockabilly


Acknowledgments:   Stéphane Chatain, Marc Coulavin, Bill Davis, Udo Frank, Andy Gallagher, Hepcat Records, Rob Karman, Stephan Koenig, Bernd Kratochwil, Gerd Miller, Gary Myers, Bjorn Witlox, Jos Wouters

Compilation & presentation © 2008, Terry E. Gordon This page generated on 06/29/2008

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