- Born
- 8 September 1929
- Died
- 23 December 2015
Burlington City - Country
- United States
Biography
Sam Dockery was a jazz musician who played piano. Sam Dockery was born on 8 September 1929 and died on 23 December 2015 in Burlington City. The music is usually filed under jazz.
Samuel Dockery (1929 – December 21, 2015), nicknamed Sure-Footed Sam, was a hard bop pianist and well-respected musician on the Philadelphia jazz scene since the early 1950s. Dockery was born in Camden, New Jersey. He appears on 11 recordings as the pianist for Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers and composed "Sam's Tune" which appears on their 1957 Blue Note recording Ritual. In 1963 he was the pianist for Betty Carter's extended engagement at Birdland, and headed The Sam Dockery Trio in Philadelphia during the 1990s. He also taught at Philadelphia's University of the Arts. He died in a nursing home in 2015, aged 86. His brother was bassist Wayne Dockery.
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Frequently asked questions
What instrument did Sam Dockery play?
Sam Dockery is known for playing piano.
When and where was Sam Dockery born?
Sam Dockery was born 8 September 1929.
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