Sam Gary

{{short description|American singer}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Sam Gary

| birth_date = February 19, 1917

| birth_place = Florida

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1986|07|20|1917|02|19}}

| genre = blues and folk

| occupation = singer

| module3 =

}}

Sam Gary (February 19, 1917 – July 20, 1986) was an American blues and folk singer known for his collaboration with Josh White.

Born in Florida, Gary in the 1940s was a member of Josh White and His Carolinians and the Almanac Singers.{{Better source needed|date=October 2024|reason=Blog}}{{Cite web |last=Gaunt |first=James |date=2022-12-14 |title=Sam Gary Sings — On the life of Samuel Gary (1917–1986) |url=https://medium.com/the-shadow-knows/sam-gary-sings-on-the-life-of-samuel-gary-1917-1986-b4c74d610d67 |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=The Shadow Knows |language=en}} In 1956, he recorded an album for Tom Wilson's Transition Records that was later released on the British record label Esquire. it was produced by Dean Gitter and with guitar accompaniment by Josh White.{{Cite web |title=Illustrated Sam Gary discography |url=https://www.wirz.de/music/gary.htm |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=www.wirz.de}}

After retiring from music, Sam Gary moved to Aiken, South Carolina with his wife.{{Cite news |last=Norris |first=Martha |date=18 January 1987 |title=A Life Full Of Music, Children, And Love |pages=6 |work=Aiken Standard}} He died July 20, 1986 in a fire.{{Cite news |date=25 July 1986 |title=Samuel Gary |pages=4 |work=Aiken Standard}}