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American musician (1943–2021) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sam Frazier, Jr. (August 12, 1943 – March 23, 2021) was an American blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and harmonica player.
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Frazier was born in the small mining town of Edgewater, Alabama, near Birmingham. His parents were Teretta and coal miner Sam Frazier, Sr. Sam had four sisters and one brother.[citation needed] As a young man, he knew Sonny Boy Williamson through his mother's bar, and Williamson gave him his first harmonica and lesson.[citation needed] At the age of 17, Frazier moved to his uncle's plantation in Linden, Alabama, where he completed high school.[citation needed]
While playing at a club in Birmingham, he was spotted by local DJ Maurice King. King arranged an audition with a talent agent, who took Sam and his sister to New York City, where he recorded his first record entitled You Got Me Uptight. The track was recorded at a studio on Broadway, and released on a 45-rpm single.[citation needed]
In 2017, Music Maker released his album, Take Me Back,[1] containing 16 tracks.[2]
Sam Frazier died of heart failure on March 23, 2021, after a period of hospital treatment for diabetes and a lung infection.[3]
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