Like their fellow Texans the Sir Douglas Quintet, Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs started as a response to the 1960s British Invasion, but the (eventually) Memphis-via-Dallas band's blend of swamp boogie, Latin rhythms, and gutbucket R&B was so singular that no one could be convinced they were British. From the classic garage-rocking debut single "Woolly Bully" through hit follow-up singles such as the lascivious "Lil Red Riding Hood" and the lubricious "Ring Dang Doo," Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs had a winning streak of raw pop singles that swing just as hard today. 20TH CENTURY MASTERS: THE MILLENNIUM COLLECTION collects one dozen of the band's finest efforts in a simple, effective overview of their career. Includes liner notes by Bill Dahl. Liner Note Author: Bill Dahl.

Sam The Sham CD discography. This is another ten-track, budget-priced CD compilation in K-Tel's line of collecting the great (and not-so-great) novelty singles that were huge chart hits in the 1950s, '60s and '70s. As it stands, this one is probably the best of the bunch, as only three of the ten (Clarence "Frogman" Henry's "Ain't Got No Home," the Kingsmen's "Jolly Green Giant," and the Newbeats' "Bread and Butter") are later stereo recuts. The rest of the collection ...

Sam The Sham discography. Track Listing of songs: Everlasting Love; Wooly Bully; Lightning Strikes; Matthew & Son; Rescue Me; Wipe Out; 1-2-3-; Working In a Coalmine; Mony Mony; Rainbow Valley; Don't Fear the Reaper; Jusy In Disguise; Mockingbird; San Francisco; Everlasting Love: Reprise;

Sam The Sham albums. Troggs,Castaways,Gentrys,Five American,Turtles,Box Tops

Sam The Sham CD discography. Track Listing of songs: Full Metal Jacket; Hello Vietnam; Chapel of Love; Wooly Bully; I Like It Like That; These Boots Are Made For Walkin'; Surfin' Bird; Marine's Hymn; Transition; Parris Island; Ruins; Leonard; Attack; Time Suspended; Sniper;

Sam The Sham music CDs. Track Listing of songs: Nowhere To Run; Game Of Love; Wooly Bully; I Got You; Ball Of Confusion; Harlem Shuffle; Sugar And Spice; River Deep, Mountain High; Sorrow; Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying; I Can't Help Myself; Tell Him; Ruby, ...