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Marty Sammon Marty (* 1977 in Chicago, IL), a blues keyboardist, began learning to play the piano as a young child. He learned traditional Irish folk songs by ear while listening to records with his father, and developed his musical ear by listening to many styles of music. He competed in contests, including the World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Contest and Festival.   At the age of 15, Marty began playing on the Chicago blues scene with the South Side guitarist L.V. Banks. He began receiving calls to play with many Chicago artists, including Phil Guy. He performed and toured with Guy and other blues musicians. The turning point of his career came when he played with Guy at the original Checkerboard Lounge during the weekend of the Chicago Blues Festival.   After five years with Otis Rush, in which he played on Rush's 2003 DVD, Live Part One, and on Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey - Godfathers and Sons, Marty was contacted by Phil Guy. He performed worldwide with Buddy Guy and as an opening act with his own ensemble, the Marty Sammon Band. He contributed to Guy's sixth Grammy Award–winning album, Living Proof. He also recorded releases under his own name and performed at schools and universities to promote the blues and music career development education.   On October 14, 2015, Marty performed with Buddy Guy and Tom Hambridge at the White House for "A Celebration of American Creativity: In Performance at the White House", commemorating the 50th anniversary of the National Endowment for the Humanities.   Marty's influences included Peter Sliwka, Dr. John, Scott Joplin, Professor Longhair, Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, Otis Spann, Pinetop Perkins, Ray Charles, Eubie Blake, Fats Waller, Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, Curtis Mayfield, and Bruce Hornsby.   Sammon died at an early age in 2022.   from Wikipedia

662 Alligator Records, ALCD 5005 in Nashville TN/USA

Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, guitar, vocals Max Abrams, sax Julio Diaz, trumpet Robert Britt, guitar Nick Goldston, guitar, piano, bass, drums Kenny Greenberg, guitar Marty Sammon, Hammond B-3 organ, Wurlitzer piano Tommy MacDonald, bass Glenn Worf, bass Tom Hambridge, drums, chimes

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