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Washboard Sam (Robert Clifford Brown) was born on 15 July, 1910 in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, United States, is an American blues singer and musician. Discover Washboard Sam's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 56 years old?

Popular As Robert Clifford Brown
Occupation Singer, songwriter
Age 56 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 15 July, 1910
Birthday 15 July
Birthplace Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, United States
Date of death 6 November, 1966
Died Place Chicago, Illinois, United States
Nationality United States

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1910

Robert Clifford Brown (July 15, 1910 – November 6, 1966), known professionally as Washboard Sam, was an American blues musician and singer.

Brown's date and place of birth are uncertain; many sources state that he was born in 1910 in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, but the researchers Bob Eagle and Eric LeBlanc suggest that he was born in 1903 or 1904, in Jackson, Tennessee, on the basis of Social Security information.

1914

When applying for his musicians union card, he gave his birthdate as July 15, 1914.

He was reputedly the half-brother of Big Bill Broonzy.

1920

He moved to Memphis, Tennessee, in the 1920s, performing as a street musician with Sleepy John Estes and Hammie Nixon.

1932

He moved to Chicago in 1932, performing regularly with Broonzy and other musicians, including Memphis Slim and Tampa Red, in many recording sessions for Lester Melrose of Bluebird Records.

1935

In 1935, he began recording in his own right for both Bluebird and Vocalion Records, becoming one of the most popular Chicago blues performers of the late 1930s and 1940s, selling numerous records and playing to packed audiences.

He recorded over 160 tracks in those decades.

His strong voice and songwriting talent overcame his stylistic limitations.

1949

His final recording session, for RCA Victor, was in 1949.

He retired from music for several years and became a Chicago police officer.

1950

By the 1950s, his audience had begun to shrink, largely because he had difficulty adapting to the new electric blues.

1953

He recorded a session in 1953 with Broonzy and Memphis Slim.

1959

Samuel Charters included Brown's "I've Been Treated Wrong" on the compilation album The Country Blues for Folkways Records in 1959.

1960

Brown made a modest and short-lived comeback as a live performer in the early 1960s.

1966

He died of heart disease in Chicago, in November 1966, and was buried in an unmarked grave at the Washington Memory Gardens Cemetery, in Homewood, Illinois.

2009

A concert organized by the executive producer Steve Salter, of the Killer Blues organization, was held on September 18, 2009, at the Howmet Playhouse Theater, in Whitehall, Michigan, to raise monies for a headstone for Washboard Sam's grave.

The show was a success, and a headstone was placed in October 2009.

The concert was recorded by Vinyl Wall Productions and filmed for television broadcast in the central Michigan area by a television crew from Central Michigan University.

It featured musical artists such as Washboard Jo and R.B. and Co. and was headlined by the Big House Blues Band.