Sam was born near the Umpqua
River in Southern Oregon. At a young age he started learning to play
guitar and the harmonica. Infused with the sounds of
Charlie Musselwhite, Hoyt Axton, Jonathan Edwards, John Mayall
and the
brilliance of James Cotton, Sam created his own
style. In the late 1980's Sam cruised to Anacortes, Washington. He met
the late Darrell "Rab" Warren, a true source of talent,
humor and inspiration not to be forgotten. Together with "Bad" Brad
DeRouchey, they formed the Watertown Blues Band
and a melody for blues artists to follow. Sam currently plays and
wails his tunes with heart and soul in the
Coyote Blues Band. Per Sam, Jimi Hendrix had it right when he said: "Blues is
easy to play but hard to feel".