Clarence Samuels

Clarence Samuels (1923 - 2002) was born in Baton Rouge, LA where he first sang with his father's group.
By the mid 40s he worked with Roy Brown and made his first recordings for Aristocrat (Chicago, Il) in 1947 and 1948. While performing all around the country he made records everywhere: Swingtime/Downbeat (Los Angeles), Freedom (Houston) and DeLuxe (New Orleans) by the fall of th 40s, Bayou Records, Lamp (New York City) Excello (Nashville) and Apt in the 50s. Sharon (New York, 1963) He recorded for small Texan labels, like the Nopal label in 1966, while he was living in Houston.