Sam Dees - "The Show Must Go On" Pure Pleasure label_20th Century Studios Tracy Letts

Tracy Letts

and pianist Isaac Hayes

When Charlie Byrd toured South America in 1961

guitar-driven sound and blues-infused melodies

otherwise known as Vance Joy

Sam Dees - "The Show Must Go On" Pure Pleasure label_20th Century Studios Tracy LettsThe best R&B songwriter and soul singer that most people have never heard of, Sam Dees has written songs for countless artists, including Gladys Knight, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, George Benson, the Temptations, Teddy Pendergrass, Millie Jackson, Jackie Wilson, the Manhattans, Regina Belle, KC & the Sunshine Band, Willie Clayton, and many others. He's also a pretty fine singer, having recorded for the Chess, Atlantic, Polydor, and SSS labels,