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In late 1965, 11 months after "Wooly Bully", David A. Martin, Jerry Patterson, Ray Stinnett, and Butch Gibson left over a financial dispute. Sam's manager, Leonard Stogel, discovered Tony Gee & the Gypsys at the Metropole Cafe in Times Square, New York City and brought them on as the new Pharaohs.
The Pharaohs, an American soul / jazz / funk group, were formed in 1962 out of a student band, The Jazzmen, at Crane Junior College in Chicago, Illinois. This early incarnation comprised Louis Satterfield on trombone, Charles Handy on trumpet, and Don Myrick on alto saxophone.
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Sam the Sham and The Pharaohs were a 60s Tex-Mex rock 'n' roll band. The group was formed by lead singer Domingo \"Sam\" Samudio in 1961 in Dallas, Texas, USA. The other original members were Carl Medke, Russell Fowler, Omar \"Big Man\" Lopez, and Vincent Lopez. The original lineup only recorded one record which failed to sell. They broke up in lat...
Samudio resurrected The Pharaohs in 1963. The new lineup was Samudio (vocals/organ), Dave Martin (bass), Ray Stinnet (guitar), Jerry Patterson (drums), and Butch Gibson (saxophone). They made their debut with the novelty number \"Haunted House\" and signed up with the MGM music label. The follow-up songs \"Ju Ju Hand\" and \"Ring Dang Do\" were min...
A true rock 'n' roll classic, \"Wooly Bully\" was featured on the soundtracks to the films Wild Country (2005), Mistah (1994), Full Metal Jacket (1987), Baby It's You (1983), and More American Graffiti (1979). Domingo Samudio went on to contribute two self-penned songs for the soundtrack to The Border (1982), starring Jack Nicholson. Samudio is now...
Domingo "Sam" Samudio was born March 6, 1937 in Dallas, Texas, better known by his stage name Sam the Sham. As the front man for the Pharaohs, he sang on several Top 40 hits in the mid-1960s, including "Wooly Bully" and "Li'l Red Riding Hood".
Now known as "Sam the Sham", Samudio resurrected the Pharaohs with original member David Martin along with new additions Jerry Patterson, Ray Stinnett, and Butch Gibson. The band made their first recordings at Fernwood Studios in Memphis, but their early singles like "Haunted House" failed to catch on outside of the regional market.
In late summer 1963, Andy Anderson and Vincent Lopez left the band to return to Texas. Sam and David A. Martin replaced them with Jerry Patterson and Ray Stinnett and changed the name of the band to “Sam the Sham and The Pharaohs”. Shortly thereafter, the band added saxophonist, Butch Gibson.
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In late 1965, just months after "Wooly Bully" hit, Pharaohs members David Martin, Jerry Patterson, Ray Stinnett and Butch Gibson left the band over musical and financial disagreements. Sam was forced to hire a whole new set of touring musicians.
