MUSIC
GUY: Hi Sam this is MUSIC GUY from Pop Culture Madness!
Sam: Yo! Where are you?
MUSIC GUY: I am in Delaware!
SAM: You are where?
MUSIC GUY: Uh, I call it the suburb south of Philadelphia.
Sam: OK, I gotcha! What can I do for you?
MUSIC GUY: I just listened to your new album that came
out. My buddy El Fairworth who is a musician was supposed
to be chatting with you, however, due to the short notice
I am going to talk with you and use some of his questions
he prepared. I have no musical talent however so I hope
you can bear with me!
SAM: (laughs loudly) OK!
MUSIC GUY: I am not even worthy to even be talking to
a legend like you but I will try. El says hello anyway.
SAM: Back at him!
MUSIC GUY: I have some questions about the new album
and some of your past songs you had done such as Hold
On, I'm Comin' and Soul Man. How does it feel
to hear these songs on the radio today?
SAM: I hear them with a grain of salt. I know though that
these songs are like an anthem. I am proud to have been
part of that. Today I just hope I can accumulate the same
audience with twice the amount of fans that Sam & Dave
had. I really appreciate them.
MUSIC GUY: I really enjoyed the new album.
SAM: Which songs did you enjoy the most?
MUSIC GUY: I liked the one with Fantasia, I enjoyed hearing
Bon Jovi, You Are so Beautiful was cool too. Was this one
of the last things Billy Preston recorded?
SAM: No, I Can't Stand the Rain was the last recording
he did with me. His manager is also my manager and she set
it up so that he would not sound sick for the recording.
He wasn't there in person for this recording. Our manager
found it important not to have him sound ill for this tribute
like Ray did. She was adament to not have that done a second
time. So she looked and looked and finally found something
and used that particular recording file and dropped it in.
MUSIC GUY: Who did you record live with in the studio?
SAM: Sting, Paul Rogers and Johnny Bon Jovi. The others
recorded themselves on a file and sent to us as at their
own discretion.
MUSIC GUY: As a young man who did you listen to?
SAM: Oh my goodness. I was into gospel at
the time. Rock and Rock was considered the devil's music
and was not allowed in my home. Outside of the house I did
listen to the Dominos and Clyde McPhatter. That's how that
was back then.
MUSIC GUY: I think the album is off to
a good start. You have touched a lot of lives with your
performances and recordings. That must be very satisfying.
SAM: Thank you it is satisfying. The performers
took it upon themselves and reached out to me because they
really wanted to be a part of this. I really appreciate
that.
MUSIC GUY: You have a bunch one name performers
here, Wynona, Fantasia and Sting. You Sam are also a one
namer.
SAM: (laughs loudly) Ahh! There you
go!!
MUSIC GUY: Thank you for your time. We
appreciate it
SAM: Thank you very much.