Suitcase Sam
{{Short description|Canadian musician}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Suitcase Sam
| image = Suitcase Sam 2012.png
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| caption = Suitcase Sam performing in 2012
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| birth_date =
| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario
| education =
| occupation = Musician
| genre = {{hlist|Rock and Roll|Country-rock|Jazz|Ragtime|Blues Music}}{{cite web|last=Melanson |first=Jenna |url=https://canadianbeats.ca/2019/04/20/five-questions-with-suitcase-sam/ |title=Five Questions With Suitcase Sam | Canadian Beats Media |publisher=Canadianbeats.ca |date= 20 April 2019|accessdate=2019-12-07}}
| years_active = 2010–present
| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist|Marlon Chaplin|Lemon Bucket Orkestra}}
| website = [https://suitcasesam.net/ Official Website]
}}
Suitcase Sam is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Toronto, Ontario. He is known for his self titled project, playing with a full band sometimes described as Suitcase Sam and the Suits or Suitcase Sam and his Orchestra.
Career
Suitcase Sam, inspired by the 1920's Jazz Age{{cite web|url=https://gonzookanagan.com/music-reviews-by-the-rock-doctor-may-13-2019/ |title=Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor - May 13th, 2019 - Gonzo Okanagan Online News, Music, Technology, Sports, Film, Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Wine & Dine... Life! |publisher=Gonzookanagan.com |date= 13 May 2019|accessdate=2019-12-07}} and acts like Leon Redbone,{{cite web|author=topoet |url=https://topoet.ca/2013/01/28/serial-killers-and-suitcase-sam/ |title=#Serial Killers and #Suitcase Sam – TOpoet |publisher=Topoet.ca |date= 28 January 2013|accessdate=2019-12-07}} released his first EP Get It To Go in 2010.{{cite web|author=Erica D'Aurora |url=http://www.musicalnotesglobal.com/blog/2019/8/track-by-track-suitcase-sam-breaks-down-new-ep-get-it-to-go |title=Track By Track: Suitcase Sam Breaks Down New EP Get It To Go |publisher=Musical Notes Global |date= 28 August 2019|accessdate=2019-12-07}} He was originally signed with Pleasance Records.{{Cite web|url=https://weirdcanada.com/tag/suitcase-sam/|title=suitcase sam |}}{{cite web|url=https://suitcasesam.net/about |title=ABOUT |publisher=Suitcase Sam |date=1985-09-08 |accessdate=2019-12-07}}{{cite web|url=http://toronto.thedelimagazine.com/24042/suitcase-sam-live-local |title=Suitcase Sam - Live At The Local! — Toronto |publisher=Toronto.thedelimagazine.com |date=2016-02-22 |accessdate=2019-12-07}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rootsmusic.ca/2019/06/08/suitcase-sam-troy-kokol-and-rae-billing/ |title=Suitcase Sam, Troy Kokol, and Rae Billing | Roots Music Canada |publisher=Rootsmusic.ca |date=2019-06-08 |accessdate=2019-12-07}} The album was later adapted into a short film for BravoFACT under the same name. After joining Curve Music, Get It To Go was reissued in 2019. He has opened for acts like Courtney Barnett, Elliott Brood and Benjamin Booker.
In 2019 on the Curve label, Suitcase Sam released Goodnight Riverdale Park to favourable reviews.{{cite web|url=http://auteurresearch.com/artists/suitcase-sam/ |title=Suitcase Sam |publisher=Auteur Research |date= |accessdate=2019-12-07}}{{Cite web|url=https://do416.to/events/2019/4/1/suitcase-sam-w-ada-dahli|title=Suitcase Sam w/ Ada Dahli at Burdock|website=do416}} Album collaborations included Marlon Chaplin and members of The Lemon Bucket Orkestra. In October, 2020, a music video for "Frankie and Me" from the album was released, directed by Justin Friesen.{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt13349970/|title=Suitcase Sam: Frankie and Me (Video 2020) - IMDb|via=www.imdb.com}} In June 2021, a new video for "Edge of Town" was released directed by Justine and Karly McCloskey.{{Cite web|url=https://www.musiccrowns.org/featured-post/suitcase-sam-is-a-wanted-man-in-his-new-video-for-edge-of-town/|title=Suitcase Sam is a wanted man in his new video for 'Edge of Town' | Featured|date=June 17, 2021}}
Discography
- 2010: Get It To Go, EP
- 2014: Waiting On A Train, EP
- 2019: Goodnight Riverdale Park, LP
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://suitcasesam.net/}}
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Category:Canadian male singer-songwriters
Category:21st-century Canadian guitarists
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)