Ironing Board Sam

Samuel Moore (born July 17, 1939), who performs and records as Ironing Board Sam, is an American electric blues keyboardist, singer and songwriter, who has released a small number of singles and albums.

One commentator, describing Ironing Board Sam's 1996 album, Human Touch, noted that he "has a surprisingly smooth and effective croon and his piano playing, while subdued, is still remarkable."

Biography Moore was born in Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States. While concentrating initially on boogie-woogie and gospel music, he learned the electronic organ before graduating to playing the blues in Miami, Florida. After relocating to Memphis, Tennessee, in 1959, For fans of the music program, Ironing Board Sam was a “superstar.” In the weeks leading up to a 1988 Night Train reunion, fellow musician Frank Howard described Ironing Board Sam’s Nashville legacy to The Tennessean, stating, “Ironing Board Sam lives in New Orleans, but everybody in this town is crazy about him.” In 1978, his intention to perform in a hot air balloon was cancelled because of adverse weather.

In late 2012 and 2013, Ironing Board Sam played a series of concerts across North Carolina. He returned to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in April 2014.

In 2015, Ironing Board Sam starred in a series of advertisements for Faultless Starch. In July 2015, Ironing Board Sam was on the same bill as Boo Hanks and Lightnin' Wells at a concert in the Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

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