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Sam Lay Blues Documentary 

Sam Lay in Bluesland is the first film to spotlight the "greatest drummer of all time."

CHICAGO, March 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Sam Lay, the blues living legend and inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, receives a phenomenal tribute in his documentary, Sam Lay in Bluesland. Produced by Starr Sutherland, directed by John Anderson, and executively produced by Michael Prussian, the original film is set to debut on WTTW Chicago on April 6, 2017.

Against a backdrop of the troubled, racially turbulent 1960s, Sam's singular life and career is told through his own words, music, and dozens of one-of-a-kind clips from 16mm footage Sam shot while playing decades of gigs that have never been shown in public prior to this film. The documentary features appearances by music greats such as Iggy Pop, Corky Siegel, Elvin Bishop, and his late contemporary James Cotton, who passed just last week

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Blues drummer Sam Lay has made five careers’ worth of music
MUSIC / THE SECRET HISTORY OF CHICAGO MUSIC

Posted By Steve Krakow on 02.26.18 at 08:33 PM

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Sam Lay  Chicago Reader

Many folks know drummer Sam Lay best for his 60s-era association with pop superstars like Paul Butterfield; locally, he was an institution with the Siegel-Schwall Band. Make no mistake, though: Lay is first and foremost a masterful Chicago-style blues percussionist, as capable of tasteful shuffle accompaniment as he is of driving rock-pop blues

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Blues drumming great Sam Lay is on a roll

Chicago Tribune by Rick Kogan

A late recent Sunday night, pushing midnight, and Sam Lay was on the phone and on the road.

"I hope you can hear me," he said.

He has always been heard, loud and clear. The man who is almost without any argument one of the most influential and great drummers in the history of popular music had the night before been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band in ceremonies at the hall's home in Cleveland.

"Sam does not just play the drums," said his longtime friend and musical collaborator Corky Siegel. "He sings the drums."

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Sam Lay: A Chicago Blues Legend

URBAN MATTER

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Documentary Puts Legendary Chicago Bluesman in Spotlight  Paul Caine | April 3, 2017 5:12 pm

News WTTW

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Legendary Blues Drummer Sam Lay to Be Inducted Into the Blues Hall of Fame

Modern Drummer

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Sam Lay in Bluesland: Rare film from a prolific drummer | WGN Radio – 720 AM

Jazz News

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Anderson’s compelling doc of blues great at CIMMfest

By Mark Frazel

Reel Chicago

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Clash Road Trip: Sam Lay Interview

Clash Music

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Sam Lay To "Green Onions": Meet The 2018 Blues Hall Of Fame Inductees

Blues Hall of Fame

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2015: Paul Butterfield Blues Band drummer Sam Lay's Cleveland ties make the induction even more special

Cleveland.com

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