Samuel Sammy Stewart

Samuel Sammy Stewart
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio
Instrument: piano
Group: Sammy Stewart Orchestra

Description: The Sammy Stewart Orchestra leaving for New York
In 1930 the band went to New York City and played at the Savoy and Arcadia Ballrooms. Many star performers like Leon "Chu" Berry, "Big" Green and "Big" Sid Catlett, who is at the top of this photo, performed with the group. The band folded in 1933. Pictured are George Dixon, Iray Robinson, Alex Hill, Bill Stewart, Kenneth Anderson, Kenneth Stewart, Mance Worley, Sidney Catlett, Sammy Stewart, Walter Fuller and Al Washington.

Pictured L-R: George Dixon, Iray Robinson, Alex Hill, Bill Stewart, Kenneth Anderson, Kenneth Stewart, Mance Worley, Sidney Catlett, Sammy Stewart, Walter Fuller, Al Washington.
From the collection of: Arnett Howard

For a glossy print of this image refer to ID# ARC18-11
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