Sam Myers passed away on Monday, July 17 at about 10:54 AM. He was doing so well since his release from the hospital that this came rather sudden and somewhat unexpected.

Sam Myers has been performing as a blues artist since his late teens dating back to the early 1950's. He was a former drummer with blues-great Elmore James and has dedicated his life to the blues. Sam, a Dallas resident since the mid-eighties, has performed with countless others before becoming the

front man for Anson Funderburgh & The Rockets. He was best known as a harmonica player and blues vocalist and has been with The Rockets as their featured vocalist since 1986. Sam and The Rockets, have collectively won nine Blues Music Awards Awards (formally known as the W. C. Handy Awards) which are the equivalent to the Grammy awards. Here is a video file of Sam performing with Anson and The Rockets.

Visitation was held on Thursday, July 20th from 6 to 9 PM at the Sandra Clark Funeral Home in South Dallas located on South RL Thornton Frwy, across from the Laurel Land Cemetery. The Memorial Service was held at this location on Friday, July 21st at 11:00 AM. Many of his friends and musicians he knew and played with were in attendance.

Memorial Services in Jackson, Mississippi were held on Saturday, 1:00 PM, at the Peoples Funeral home, 866 North Pharish St. (601-969-3040). Burial was at 5:00 PM at the Rocky Mountain Baptist Cemetery in Paulding, Mississippi, near Meridian. (Photos)      Godspeed Sam...!

The Andrea D Blues Band at the Maple Point saw a few folks getting together in Sam's memory and the Tony DeCicco - Perry Jones jam at the Goat was declared the Jamer's wake for 'Sam Myers' with Texas Slim, Jackie Don Loe, Kenny Barker, Mike Morgan, Cheryl Arena, Mighty Paul Young, David Miller and many more in attendance. Lot's of stories, some going back to the Schooners days were being swapped. Hash Brown's jam on Wednesday at the Hole In The Wall was dedicated to Sam also and many top players came by to remember Sam who was a regular at Hash's Tuesday nights at the Bone and on Wednesdays at the Hole In The Wall.

       We will miss him much!

The 6th annual SW Blues Heritage Fest