Artist's albums
Wooly Bully [Extended (Remastered)]
2022 · single
The MGM Singles
2011 · album
Wooly Bully / Li'l Red Riding Hood
2008 · single
The Sam The Sham Revue
1967 · album
Ten Of Pentacles
1968 · album
Wooly Bully
1965 · album
Their Second Album
1965 · album
On Tour
1966 · album
Li'l Red Riding Hood
1966 · album
Similar artists
Tommy James & The Shondells
Artist
The Shadows Of Knight
Artist
Jan & Dean
Artist
1910 Fruitgum Company
Artist
Freddy Cannon
Artist
The Dave Clark Five
Artist
The Kingsmen
Artist
Paul Revere & The Raiders
Artist
The Box Tops
Artist
? & The Mysterians
Artist
The Standells
Artist
The Beau Brummels
Artist
The Buckinghams
Artist
The Troggs
Artist
The Swinging Blue Jeans
Artist
The Young Rascals
Artist
The Bobby Fuller Four
Artist
Ohio Express
Artist
The McCoys
Artist
Tommy Roe
Artist
Biography
Best known for their 1965 smash "Wooly Bully," which helped introduce Tex-Mex rhythms to mainstream rock & roll, Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs were formed in Dallas by lead singer Domingo Samudio, who took the name Sam the Sham from a joke about his inability as a vocalist. The Pharaohs consisted of guitarist Ray Stinnet, bassist David Martin, saxophonist Butch Gibson, and drummer Jerry Patterson. Before hitting it big with "Wooly Bully," a song about Samudio's cat, they recorded the independent single "Haunted House," which helped the band get a deal with MGM. Following "Wooly Bully," the group recorded a series of largely novelty singles, but only "Li'l Red Riding Hood" approached the success of its predecessor. Frustrated at being perceived as a talentless novelty act, Samudio broke up the Pharaohs in 1967 and recorded as the Sam the Sham Revue, and adopted the name Sam Domingo in 1970. His lone solo LP, Sam, Hard & Heavy, featured slide guitarist Duane Allman, but failed to establish him as a major talent. Samudio contributed two songs to the 1982 film The Border and later moved to Memphis and became a street preacher. "Wooly Bully," of course, remains a bar band staple. ~ Steve Huey, Rovi