Sam the Sham
Domingo Samudio (born March 6, 1937 in Dallas, Texas, United States), 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, including the Billboard Hot 100 runners-up "Wooly Bully" and "Li'l Red Riding Hood".
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Sam the Sham (in turban), with The Pharaohs, 1965. | |
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| Birth name | Domingo Samudio |
| Born | March 6, 1937 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1959–1982 |
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