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Marty Sammon (born October 14, 1977) is an American blues keyboardist. He is most recognized for his energetic performances, improvisation and mastery of traditional styles (ragtime and blues). Sammon has established himself as an ambassador of Chicago blues appearing on several commercially distributed DVDs, television shows (US and in Europe) and Grammy Award winning albums. In 2015, Hal Leonard Corporation released Blues Keyboard Method by Marty Sammon. The foreword for Sammon's book was written by The Rolling Stones member Chuck Leavell. ==Life and career== Born and raised in the South Side, Chicago, Illinois, United States, with an Irish background, Sammon began learning keyboard early in his childhood. He began his musical journey learning traditional Irish folk songs by ear while listening to records with his father and Chicago police officer, Martin Sammon Sr. His parents realized that their prodigy son had an ear for music and encouraged him to take piano lessons. Sammon enjoyed the experience but also developed his musical ear by listening to many styles of music. He competed in contests including the World Championship Old-Time Piano Players〔() 〕 (winning back to back championships in 1994 and 1995).〔 At the age of 15, he began playing on the Chicago Blues scene with south side guitarist L.V. Banks. Although he was underage and still being driven to the venues by his father, he absorbed the sound and language of Chicago Blues. Sammon began receiving calls to play with many Chicago artists, including Phil Guy.〔 Sammon performed and toured with Phil Guy and other Blues musicians for years while at the same time, performing a variety of headlining gigs (including headlining a tour in Latvia).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Latvian Blues Band )〕〔() 〕 Sammon's "turning point" of his career came while playing with Phil Guy at the original Checkerboard Lounge during the weekend of the Chicago Blues Festival. After five years with Otis Rush, which included an appearance on Rush's 2003 DVD, ''Live Part One'', and Martin Scorsese's double Grammy Award winning ''Blues Series'' (Best Historical Album and Best Album Notes) - Godfathers and Sons,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Blues . The Songs & the Artists . Discography . Godfathers and Sons - PBS )〕 Sammon got a call that changed his future. "It was late night and I was home when the phone rang. I didn't know the number so I ignored it. My brother Mike convinced me to answer saying that 'that could be THE call!' It was Phil Guy saying that I had the Buddy gig and, by the way, Y'all leave Thursday. I'll be forever grateful to Phil and to my bro for that!"〔 For over a decade, Sammon has been performing worldwide with Buddy Guy while also appearing as an opening act with his own band, Marty Sammon Band. Sammon contributed as a studio musician on Guy's sixth Grammy Award winning album, ''Living Proof''. Sammon also has multiple releases under his own name. As an ambassador of Chicago Blues, Sammon also continues to perform at schools and universities〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Daily Herald - Electronic Archive )〕 to promote Blues and music career development education. In September 2015, Sammon had a non-credited appearance on an episode of Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern Delicious Destinations - Milwaukee. On October 14, 2015, Sammon performed with Buddy Guy and Tom Hambridge at The White House for “A Celebration of American Creativity: In Performance at the White House” to Commemorate National Endowment for the Humanitis' 50th Anniversary. Sammon's influences include Dr. John, Scott Joplin, Professor Longhair, Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, Otis Spann, Pinetop Perkins, Ray Charles, Eubie Blake, Fats Waller, Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, Curtis Mayfield, and Bruce Hornsby. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marty Sammon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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