Samantha Blue - songwriter, singer, piano, keyboard
Kenny Marshall - cowriter, bass, all guitars, backing vocals
Ben Hooper - upright bass
Dave Jarman - drums, percussion
Other musicians/songwriters Samantha works with:
Andy Oxman, Al Fitzmorris, Kevin Peery, Wade Buchanan, Dave Zeugelder, Jim Lowery, RJ Walker, Barb Walker, Chris Thornhill, Ellen Rost, Tim Covey, Pat Higby, Rich Herron, Jem Razz, Brett Hudson
Influences
Ricky Lee Jones, Michelle Branch, Willie Nelson, Eagles, Tracy Chapman, Frank Sinatra, Songwriters, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Alabama, Madonna, Steve Miller Band, Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams; people I meet; places; feelings...
Sounds Like
Thoughts from the end of a day; a heartbreak; looking forward to life; all entwined with a melodic soul with attitude.
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Samantha Blue is a published singer-songwriter who has been performing from a young age. She currently works with various artists and songwriters at Soundworks Teaching & Recording Studio in Blue Springs, Missouri, as well as teaches piano and vocal lessons. Sam also teaches a songwriting course through Blue Valley Community College and organizes a Songwriters’ Night Out group.
Samantha has been writing songs for over 15 years, but only began pursuing her music full-time in 2001. Summer 2001, she released her first single, Guardian Angel, which was used for cancer advocacy and was sold at Relay for Life events in 9 states. The following year the Scottish country band Evangeline recorded “Missing Mississippi”, a song she co-wrote with two of the band members. In Fall 2004, she released her first full length CD entitle Big Blue Light of which the title track, “Big Blue Light” and “Same Ol Weather” were picked up by Inter Music Library in Los Angeles, CA. Samantha also co-wrote a song, “Being A Kid”, with her daughter, Tabitha, that is being release on a nationally distributed lullaby CD Fall 2006. Currently she has two songs on a documentary coming out January 2007 about basketball founder, James Naismith. Samantha continues to appear on numerous charts on Broadjam.com (Blues, Country, Folk, Region:Kansas, Region:South Central, Production:Ballads, Production:Female vocals, Fan Picks:90+ days).
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Hiya Samantha! I wanted to stop by to let you know that I've added "Believe" as the featured song on my page for this week. I think it is a very beautiful piece of music. Take care...Tracy
Jaxon is 2 1/2 and was recently diagnosed with Stage 4 Hepatoblastoma, (A rare cancer of the Liver)......
You can see his space via ....www.myspace.com/cure4jaxon (Or click his link at the top of our friends page)
Please leave him words of encouragement.......
and keep him in your thoughts and prayers daily!!
Sendin all the BEST...from Us 2 U...
Our thanks in advance,
Marshall/Peery (ASCAP) "We write songs"
Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you. -Princess Diana
Samantha,
Just stopped by to say: HI, and thanks for being a friend! Keep doing what you do so well! Wishing you good health and fortune!
Cheers......KC GRIT
Hey Sam
I hope you and your family are well and the music is still moving forward for you, you have such a great talent and it should be heard.Take care
John
Hey - a wee update to our friends as it's been a couple of months. We now have a true fan page on Myspace too - click the logo below - where it's only folks that really like the music that get signed up. Amongst other cool things over there is a 6 minute version of our last gig - stop by and ask to be added and ...... Enjoy! (Oh - and thanks for being our friend !).
