Banjo Sam

Banjo picker from a song by Hee-Haw's Grandpa Jones. He released it as a single in 1961 on Monument Records.

A simple cotton and sugarcane farmer from Alabam(a), Sam runs away from home to join a band. He saves his money and plans to return home and build a mansion for him, his mother, and brother.

This song seems totally unrelated to a "banjo+sam" much older song of the same title, but with different lyrics and a different melody. But perhaps Jones borrowed the name.

External Links

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU_mSAwWOmk
• "banjo+sam"+"grandpa+jones"&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwihw8SekMXeAhVIulMKHfIPDGAQ6AEIMTAB#v=onepage&q="banjo%20sam"%20"grandpa%20jones"&f=false Billboard singles spotlight
• http://lyrics.wikia.com/wiki/Grandpa_Jones:Banjo_Sam