Moriarty – Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs (Module 3 Post)

            Lead singer and leader of this 1960’s garage band powerhouse was singer Domingo “Sam” Samudio. After a collapse the first go around with the band, they came back in 1963 with new members in the band; Dave Martin, Ray Stinnet, Jerry Patterson, and Butch Gibson. They wrote hit songs like “Ju Ju Hand” and ‘Ring Dang Do’ but their greatest song and my personal favorite was “Wolly Bully” (1965 selling over three million copies). When I first listened to this song I recognized the tune but had no idea that they were saying “Wolly Bully” I always thought it was “Bully Bully” or something along those lines. This song was very high tempo and one of those songs that you just tap along to the beat and I love that. A little different because there wasn’t a lot of diverse lyrics but still a rock and roll classic, especially for the garage