caption associated_acts death_date birth_name image_size background birth_date instrument genre image article_title name occupation
sam myers in concert , 2006 anson funderburgh the rockets 17 july 2006 samuel joseph myers 240px solo_singer 19 february 1936 vocalist , drums , blues harp blues sam myers.jpg sam myers
 sam myers musician , songwriter
sam myers

sam myers -lrb- february 19 , 1936 -- july 17 , 2006 -rrb- was an american blues musician and songwriter .
he appeared as an accompanist on dozens of recordings for blues artists over five decades .
he began his career as a drummer for elmore james , but was most famous as a blues vocalist and blues harp player .
for nearly two decades he was the featured vocalist for anson funderburgh & the rockets .
