Mighty Sam McClain

Samuel McClain (April 15, 1943 – June 15, 2015), better known as Mighty Sam early in his career, and later billed as Mighty Sam McClain, was an American soul blues singer and songwriter.

Life and career He was born in Monroe, Louisiana. As a five-year-old, he began singing in his mother's Gospel Church. McClain left home when he was thirteen and followed local R&B guitarist, Little Melvin Underwood through the Chitlin' Circuit, first as his valet and then as lead vocalist himself at 15.

In 2014 McClain was featured on the compilation Songs from a Stolen Spring that paired Western musicians with artists from the Arab Spring. On the album McClain performed "If I Can Dream" - a Walter Earl Brown song made famous by Elvis Presley. The performance was meshed with "Bread, Freedom" by the Egyptian musician Ramy Essam who is best known for his appearances in Tahrir Square in Cairo during the Egyptian Revolution of 2011.

McClain lost a long battle with colon cancer and died on June 15, 2015.

Discography 1996 Sledgehammer Blues Journey 1998 Sledgehammer Blues Joy & Pain| 1998 Ruf Soul Survivor: The Best of Mighty Sam McClain 1999 Sledgehammer Blues Blues For The Soul| 2000 Telarc Distribution Sweet Dreams| 2001 Telarc Distribution One More Bridge To Cross| 2003 Mighty Music Betcha Didn't Know| 2009 Mighty Music Scent of Reunion: Love Duets Across Civilizations with Mahsa Vahdat 2010 Kirkelig Kulturverksted/Valley Entertainment One Drop Is Plenty with Knut Reiersrud 2011 Kirkelig Kulturverksted/Valley Entertainment A Deeper Tone of Longing: Love Duets Across Civilizations with Mahsa Vahdat 2012 Kirkelig Kulturverksted/Valley Entertainment Too Much Jesus (Not Enough Whiskey) 2012 Mighty Music Songs from a Stolen Spring (compilation) with Ramy Essam 2014 Kirkelig Kulturverksted/Valley Entertainment Tears of the World, (with Knut Reiersrud) 2015 Kirkelig Kulturverksted/Valley Entertainment Time and Change - Last Recordings| 2016 Kirkelig Kulturverksted/Valley Entertainment} A Diamond in the Rough'' 2018Sledgehammer Blues