27:
321:
began to gel, Andrew brought many songs to the band. He was a prolific songwriter all of his life, penning his first tune at the age of six. Of his early compositions, "Call on Me" and "Combination of the Two" have been two of Big
Brother's most enduring classic tracks. Until his illness in early
376:. He also scored several films in the US and Canada, wrote two string quartets and a symphony. He remained in New York City for eight years before returning to San Francisco, where he began playing clarinet and saxophone. Big Brother and the Holding Company reunited in 1987.
379:
During the 1990s, in addition to touring with Big
Brother, Andrew was involved with his solo project, The Sam Andrew Band. It toured across North America, and the spoken word quartet Theatre of Light, that besides Andrew, featured The Vagabond Poet, Tony Seldin, keyboardist
328:
was recruited by band manager Chet Helms to join Big
Brother as lead singer on June 4, 1966. They soon landed a record contract, issuing their first album on Mainstream and their second – a top seller – on Columbia Records.
423:, based on the life of Janis Joplin, written and directed by Randal Myler and based on the book by Laura Joplin of the same name. He also performed at the 40th Anniversary of Woodstock Concert on August 15, 2009, at
439:, from his marriage to Suzanne Thorson. He died in San Francisco, California on February 12, 2015, following complications from open-heart surgery due to a heart attack suffered ten weeks prior.
310:, and became involved with the San Francisco folk music scene of the early 1960s. After he returned from a two-year stay in Europe, over a year in Paris and almost a year in Germany, Andrew met
257:. During his career as musician and composer, Andrew had three platinum albums and two hit singles. His songs have been used in numerous major motion picture soundtracks and documentaries.
346:
magazine listed Andrew's and Gurley's work on "Summertime" as one of the top ten psychedelic solos in music history. On
September 11, 2001, Andrew was to be presented with a
618:
782:
722:
269:. As the son of a military father, Andrew moved a great deal as a child. He developed a skill for music at a very early age. By the time he was seventeen living in
470:
908:
510:
611:
253:(December 18, 1941 – February 12, 2015) was an American rock musician, singer, songwriter, composer, artist and founding member and guitarist of
575:
923:
715:
604:
903:
918:
883:
361:
898:
352:
magazine
Lifetime Achievement award. That day his flight to New York City was canceled, and he received the award the next year.
863:
403:
On
October 16, 1992, Andrew made a personal appearance at the Pike St. Cinema, playing guitar, singing, and telling tales.
368:
After Big
Brother stopped performing in 1972, he moved to New York City, where he studied harmony and counterpoint at the
913:
627:
318:
254:
217:
91:
888:
873:
789:
63:
878:
868:
534:
110:
70:
761:
893:
369:
48:
77:
273:, he already had his own band, called the "Cool Notes", and his own weekly TV show, an Okinawan version of
307:
44:
59:
775:
172:
303:
37:
546:
Diversity is Key for Pike Street Cinema, William Arnold, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 11/19/ 1992
527:
Living with the Myth of Janis Joplin: The
History of Big Brother & the Holding Co. 1965–2005
743:
373:
311:
832:
419:
858:
853:
8:
824:
393:
355:
In
December 1968, Andrew and Joplin left Big Brother and the Holding Company to form the
84:
435:
Andrew lived in northern
California with his wife Elise Piliwale. He had one daughter,
275:
270:
596:
807:
530:
356:
337:
661:
495:
266:
155:
768:
682:
322:
2015 Andrew continued in his original role as the musical director of the band.
736:
687:
384:
and harpist-pianist Elise Piliwale. He also played several dates with the band
381:
288:
555:
Film and Video, Pike St. Cinema, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, October 16/ 1992
847:
695:
407:
397:
389:
342:
296:
729:
674:
639:
471:"Sam Andrew, Guitarist for Big Brother and the Holding Company, Dies at 73"
424:
333:
325:
302:
Shortly after he graduated from high school, his father was transferred to
436:
411:
292:
280:
564:
Looking for Some Sizzle in Fat, Tom Phalen, The Seattle Times, 2/19/1993
385:
348:
284:
295:. His brother Leland Andrew frequently stated his brother was the "
26:
499:
306:
in northern California. Andrew started attending classes at the
576:"Big Brother and the Holding Company's Sam Andrew Dead at 73"
388:
and more recently with the band the Former Members featuring
406:
On February 20, 1993, he performed with a group including
626:
236:
16:
American rock musician, singer-songwriter (1941–2015)
51:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
845:
612:
511:Big Brother and the Holding Company biography
417:Andrew was the music director of the musical
909:Big Brother and the Holding Company members
619:
605:
489:
430:
359:. After about nine months and one album,
111:Learn how and when to remove this message
504:
468:
846:
362:I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!
291:. He also listened to a great deal of
600:
573:
519:
469:Keepnews, Peter (February 16, 2015).
464:
462:
460:
458:
456:
454:
452:
924:20th-century American male musicians
49:adding citations to reliable sources
20:
716:Big Brother and the Holding Company
628:Big Brother and the Holding Company
574:Kreps, Daniel (February 14, 2015).
319:Big Brother and the Holding Company
255:Big Brother and the Holding Company
218:Big Brother and the Holding Company
13:
904:Singer-songwriters from California
790:Live at the Carousel Ballroom 1968
449:
365:, Andrew returned to Big Brother.
14:
935:
919:20th-century American guitarists
884:American male singer-songwriters
414:in Occidental Park, in Seattle.
25:
899:20th-century American composers
260:
36:needs additional citations for
567:
558:
549:
540:
370:New School for Social Research
1:
442:
332:Andrew and original bandmate
864:People from Taft, California
279:. His early influences were
7:
308:University of San Francisco
191:Musician, singer-songwriter
10:
940:
914:Guitarists from California
340:guitar. In February 1997,
889:American rock songwriters
874:American blues guitarists
817:
799:
753:
707:
634:
231:
227:
213:
203:
195:
187:
179:
173:San Francisco, California
162:
142:
132:
125:
879:American male guitarists
869:American rock guitarists
525:Spörke, Michael (2009).
754:Live/compilation albums
431:Personal life and death
304:Hamilton Air Force Base
776:Live at Winterland '68
374:Mannes School of Music
251:Sam Houston Andrew III
138:Sam Houston Andrew III
894:American rock singers
833:Monterey Pop Festival
314:at 1090 Page Street.
496:Sam Andrew biography
199:Guitar, vocals, bass
45:improve this article
826:Nine Hundred Nights
744:Can't Go Home Again
394:David Bennett Cohen
372:and composition at
265:Andrew was born in
475:The New York Times
392:, Roy Blumenfeld,
276:American Bandstand
221:Kozmic Blues Band
841:
840:
808:Piece of My Heart
357:Kozmic Blues Band
245:
244:
166:February 12, 2015
153:December 18, 1941
121:
120:
113:
95:
931:
662:Cathy Richardson
621:
614:
607:
598:
597:
591:
590:
588:
586:
571:
565:
562:
556:
553:
547:
544:
538:
523:
517:
508:
502:
493:
487:
486:
484:
482:
466:
410:, Fat James and
267:Taft, California
241:
238:
206:
169:
156:Taft, California
152:
150:
135:
123:
122:
116:
109:
105:
102:
96:
94:
53:
29:
21:
939:
938:
934:
933:
932:
930:
929:
928:
844:
843:
842:
837:
813:
795:
769:Cheaper Thrills
749:
703:
683:Nick Gravenites
630:
625:
595:
594:
584:
582:
572:
568:
563:
559:
554:
550:
545:
541:
524:
520:
509:
505:
494:
490:
480:
478:
477:. New York City
467:
450:
445:
433:
336:played searing
263:
248:
235:
223:Sam Andrew Band
222:
220:
204:
171:
167:
154:
148:
146:
133:
128:
117:
106:
100:
97:
54:
52:
42:
30:
17:
12:
11:
5:
937:
927:
926:
921:
916:
911:
906:
901:
896:
891:
886:
881:
876:
871:
866:
861:
856:
839:
838:
836:
835:
830:
821:
819:
815:
814:
812:
811:
803:
801:
797:
796:
794:
793:
786:
783:The Lost Tapes
779:
772:
765:
757:
755:
751:
750:
748:
747:
740:
737:How Hard It Is
733:
726:
719:
711:
709:
705:
704:
702:
701:
698:
693:
692:Dave Schallock
690:
688:Kathi McDonald
685:
680:
677:
672:
666:
665:
658:
653:
648:
643:
635:
632:
631:
624:
623:
616:
609:
601:
593:
592:
566:
557:
548:
539:
529:. Lulu Press.
518:
503:
488:
447:
446:
444:
441:
432:
429:
382:Tom Constanten
289:Little Richard
262:
259:
247:Musical artist
246:
243:
242:
233:
229:
228:
225:
224:
215:
211:
210:
207:
201:
200:
197:
193:
192:
189:
185:
184:
181:
177:
176:
170:(aged 73)
164:
160:
159:
144:
140:
139:
136:
130:
129:
126:
119:
118:
33:
31:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
936:
925:
922:
920:
917:
915:
912:
910:
907:
905:
902:
900:
897:
895:
892:
890:
887:
885:
882:
880:
877:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
860:
857:
855:
852:
851:
849:
834:
831:
829:
828:(documentary)
827:
823:
822:
820:
816:
809:
805:
804:
802:
798:
792:
791:
787:
785:
784:
780:
778:
777:
773:
771:
770:
766:
764:
763:
759:
758:
756:
752:
746:
745:
741:
739:
738:
734:
732:
731:
727:
725:
724:
723:Cheap Thrills
720:
718:
717:
713:
712:
710:
708:Studio albums
706:
699:
697:
696:Mike Finnigan
694:
691:
689:
686:
684:
681:
678:
676:
673:
671:
668:
667:
664:
663:
659:
657:
654:
652:
649:
647:
644:
642:
641:
637:
636:
633:
629:
622:
617:
615:
610:
608:
603:
602:
599:
581:
580:Rolling Stone
577:
570:
561:
552:
543:
536:
535:1-4092-8499-9
532:
528:
522:
516:
515:Rolling Stone
512:
507:
501:
497:
492:
476:
472:
465:
463:
461:
459:
457:
455:
453:
448:
440:
438:
428:
426:
422:
421:
415:
413:
409:
408:Tom McFarland
404:
401:
399:
398:Bruce Barthol
395:
391:
390:Greg Douglass
387:
383:
377:
375:
371:
366:
364:
363:
358:
353:
351:
350:
345:
344:
343:Guitar Player
339:
335:
330:
327:
323:
320:
315:
313:
309:
305:
300:
298:
297:Benny Goodman
294:
290:
286:
282:
278:
277:
272:
268:
258:
256:
252:
240:
234:
230:
226:
219:
216:
212:
208:
202:
198:
196:Instrument(s)
194:
190:
188:Occupation(s)
186:
182:
178:
174:
165:
161:
157:
145:
141:
137:
131:
124:
115:
112:
104:
101:November 2010
93:
90:
86:
83:
79:
76:
72:
69:
65:
62: –
61:
57:
56:Find sources:
50:
46:
40:
39:
34:This article
32:
28:
23:
22:
19:
825:
788:
781:
774:
767:
760:
742:
735:
730:Be a Brother
728:
721:
714:
675:James Gurley
669:
660:
655:
650:
646:Peter Albin
645:
640:Janis Joplin
638:
585:February 14,
583:. Retrieved
579:
569:
560:
551:
542:
526:
521:
514:
506:
491:
481:February 19,
479:. Retrieved
474:
434:
427:, New York.
425:Bethel Woods
418:
416:
405:
402:
378:
367:
360:
354:
347:
341:
334:James Gurley
331:
326:Janis Joplin
324:
316:
301:
274:
264:
261:Music career
250:
249:
205:Years active
168:(2015-02-12)
107:
98:
88:
81:
74:
67:
60:"Sam Andrew"
55:
43:Please help
38:verification
35:
18:
859:2015 deaths
854:1941 births
679:Chuck Jones
656:Ben Nieves
437:Mari Andrew
420:Love, Janis
412:Guitar Slim
338:psychedelic
312:Peter Albin
299:of Japan".
293:Delta blues
281:Chuck Berry
214:Formerly of
848:Categories
762:In Concert
670:Sam Andrew
651:Dave Getz
443:References
386:Moby Grape
349:High Times
285:Bo Diddley
209:1960s–2015
149:1941-12-18
134:Birth name
127:Sam Andrew
71:newspapers
700:Tom Finch
237:samandrew
500:Allmusic
818:Related
800:Singles
271:Okinawa
232:Website
85:scholar
533:
180:Genres
175:, U.S.
158:, U.S.
87:
80:
73:
66:
58:
92:JSTOR
78:books
587:2015
531:ISBN
483:2015
396:and
287:and
239:.com
183:Rock
163:Died
143:Born
64:news
513:at
498:at
317:As
47:by
850::
578:.
473:.
451:^
400:.
283:,
810:"
806:"
620:e
613:t
606:v
589:.
537:.
485:.
151:)
147:(
114:)
108:(
103:)
99:(
89:·
82:·
75:·
68:·
41:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
