(1939-12-09) December 9, 1939 (age 84) Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Genres
R&B
soul
blues
Doo-wop
Occupation(s)
Singer
Instrument(s)
Vocals (tenor)
Years active
1956–2004
Musical artist
Samuel Strain Jr. (born December 9, 1939)note is an American R&B vocalist, known for his time as a member of Little Anthony and the Imperials (1961–1972; 1992–2004) and The O'Jays (1976–1992).[1]
He holds the unusual distinction of being twice inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: in 2005 with the O'Jays and in 2009 with Little Anthony and the Imperials.
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O'Jays and in 2009 with Little Anthony and the Imperials. Strain was born to SammyStrain Sr. and Margaret Mosley in Brooklyn in 1939. He visited the...
Johnson (lead vocal), Nathaniel Epps (baritone), Paul Fulton (bass), SammyStrain and Shedrick Lincoln (tenors). Recorded August 3, 1956, at Belltone Studios...
Johnson (lead vocal), Nathaniel Epps (baritone), Paul Fulton (bass), SammyStrain and Shedrick Lincoln (tenors). The group's first recording is their most...
B.B. King[N3] The O'Jays Eddie Levert, Bobby Massey, William Powell, SammyStrain, and Walter Williams. Justin Timberlake The Pretenders Martin Chambers...
Clarence Collins, Anthony Gourdine, Tracy Lord, Glouster "Nat" Rogers, SammyStrain, Ernest Wright Jr. Metallica Cliff Burton, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield...
Clarence "Wah-Hoo" Collins - baritone/bass Ernest Wright - second tenor SammyStrain - first tenor Producer: Don Costa Backed by The 101 Strings Orchestra...
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to Leroy Fair and later to SammyStrain, who was a member of both Little Anthony and the Imperials and the O'Jays. Strain is one of the few artists in...
Clarence Collins, Anthony Gourdine, Tracy Lord, Glouster "Nat" Rogers, SammyStrain, Ernest Wright Jr. Metallica Cliff Burton, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield...
Clarence Collins, Anthony Gourdine, Tracy Lord, Glouster "Nat" Rogers, SammyStrain, Ernest Wright Jr. Metallica Cliff Burton, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield...
Lord, and Nate Rogers - the last two of whom were later replaced by SammyStrain) performed the song on numerous TV programs, including The Dick Clark...
arranger, guitar Ron Baker - bass guitar Eddie Levert - vocals, songwriter SammyStrain - vocals Walter Williams - vocals Lenny Pakula - keyboards Leon Huff...
are complicated, not catchy, the rhythms plod, they don't rock, and Sammystrains to inject some good times by singing too hard." However, he concluded...
legendary R&B group The O'Jays. Interviews with Eddie Levert, Bobby Massey, SammyStrain (also of Little Anthony and the Imperials) (of The O'Jays), Marc Gordon...
(Girl)" (Thom Bell, Joseph Ericksen) – 3:55 Eddie Levert, Walter Williams, SammyStrain – vocals Don Renaldo – horns, strings Roland Chambers, Dennis Harris...