Samuel "Sticks" Evans (February 5, 1923 – April 11, 1994) was an American drummer, percussionist, music teacher, arranger and musical director.[1] He was credited variously as Sammy "Stick" Evans, Samie Evans, Sammy Evans, Sammie Evans, Stick Evans, Sticks Evans, and Belton Evans.
Sticks Evans | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 5, 1923 |
| Died | April 11, 1994 (aged 71) New York City |
| Genres | Jazz, blues |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Drums |
| Years active | 1948–1994 |
| Labels | Prestige |
Biography
editIn 1950, he recorded with the Milt Buckner Orchestra backing Wynonie Harris, and in 1952-3 he was playing and recording with Milt Buckner's Organ Trio. He left the trio in February 1953,[2] and in 1954 he was with the Teddy Wilson Trio with Milt Hinton.[3]
In the early 1960s, he was recording on the Prestige label, credited as Belton Evans, and accompanied on bass by Leonard Gaskin, for blues artists such as Curtis Jones, Sunnyland Slim,[4] Sonny Terry,[5] Big John Greer, LaVern Baker,[6] and King Curtis.[7]
He appears on John Lewis’ Jazz Abstractions album (1961), with Bill Evans, Eric Dolphy, Ornette Coleman and Jim Hall, among others.[8] That same year he was a member of the Ray Bryant Combo backing Aretha Franklin on her second album, Aretha: With The Ray Bryant Combo.
His pupils included Bernard Purdie,[9] Max Neuhaus,[10] and Terry Burrus.[11] Evans died of a stroke, in New York City, in 1994.[12]
Discography
edit- 1959: The Wildest Guitar – Mickey Baker
- 1960: Slim's Shout – Sunnyland Slim
- 1960: Buck Jumpin', The Al Casey Quartet – Al Casey
- 1960: Sonny's Story – Sonny Terry
- 1960: Slim's Shout – Sunnyland Slim
- 1960: The Honeydripper – Roosevelt Sykes
- 1960: Sonny Is King – Sonny Terry
- 1960: Lightnin' – Lightnin' Hopkins
- 1960: Trouble Blues – Curtis Jones
- 1960: Pre Bird (later re-released as Mingus Revisited) – Charles Mingus
- 1961: Beauty is a Rare Thing – Ornette Coleman
- 1961: Aretha: With The Ray Bryant Combo – Aretha Franklin
- 1964: Sam Cooke at the Copa – Sam Cooke
- 1964: Ya! Ya! – Budd Johnson
References
edit- ^ “From the Music Capitals of the World” 20 March 1971 Billboard. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ Büttner, Armin (2011) The Recorded Works of Milt Buckner: Part I: 1941 – 1963 Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ Teddy Wilson Discography Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ Blues Discography Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ Sonny Terry Discography Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ Mike Leadbitter, Neil Slaven (1987) Blues records, 1943–1970: a selective discography. Record Information Services at Google Books. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ Simonds, R. (1983) King Curtis, a discography at Google Books. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ Morton, Brian and Cook, Richard (2010) The Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of the Music in the 1000 Best Albums at Google Books. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ Chadbourne, Eugene. Biography at allmusic allmusic. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ Biography Max Neuhaus's official website. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "Commissioning innovation" The Prague Post. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ Talevski, Nick (7 April 2010). Rock Obituaries: Knocking On Heaven's Door. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857121172. Retrieved 14 May 2019 – via Google Books.