Saturday, May 05, 2007

Sam Moss - Losin' Susan
previously unreleased

Today, a very sad thing was discovered. Sam Moss, a local presence in Winston-Salem took his own life. I, like everyone else who knew him, am a bit stunned. He was a big part of why I LOVE music. Sam owned THE guitar store in the triad. Sam Moss Guitars was in business for over 20 years. I bought my first guitar from him at the age of 14, and even spent some time working in the shop not to mention endless hours just hanging out and shooting the bull. I know that there are LOTS of folks that could say the same thing. Not only was Sam a great guitar store owner he was always a great guy and one helluva' player. As witnessed on this rare demo included with this post. Seeing Sam playing live was always a moment you didn't soon forget. A feeling that you were in the presence of greatness.

So to Sam I say KOTJ-MF!!! Thanks for all the wisdom you bestowed on me. You are missed already!

To see what Sam was up to most recently go here.

3 Comments:

Anonymous Peter Holsapple said...

Thanks for putting this up as a tribute to Sam. He was a big reason I played guitar, and he left us way too soon. It's a very sad day for his friends.

Saturday, May 05, 2007  
Blogger sumi >^^< said...

Thanks for the tribute, Michael. Winston-Salem won't be the same.....

Sunday, May 06, 2007  
Blogger crankerstordard said...

Sad to hear...thanks for the post.

This is a great track- really heavy. What year is this from?

Monday, May 07, 2007  

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