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- Birth nameSamantha Diahnn Fish
- Blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist Samantha Fish was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. Fish started out playing the drums before switching to guitar at age fifteen. Moreover, Samantha while growing up in Kansas City would frequently go to the local blues club the Knuckleheads Saloon to check out and listen to visiting blues artists. At age eighteen Fish began sitting in with whoever was playing at Knuckleheads Saloon on a given night. Samantha recorded and released the album "Live Bait" with her group the Samantha Fish Blues Band in 2009. This album attracted the attention of a talent company which in turn led to Fish being offered a recording contract with the blues label Ruf Records. Samantha was featured on the album "Girls with Guitars" with fellow female blues artists Cassie Taylor and Dani Wilde in 2010 as well as toured both America and Europe with Taylor and Wilde. Fish released her first solo album "Runaway" in 2011. "Runaway" won the 2012 Blues Music Award for Best New Artist. Samantha has gone on to record and release several more albums in the wake of her acclaimed debut. In addition, Fish has shared the stage with such notable blues artists as Buddy Guy, the Tommy Castro Band, Shirley King, Kenny Neal, Watermelon Slim, and Tab Benoit.
- IMDb mini biography by: woodyanders
- Strong sultry voice.
- Playing a multitude of musical genres on guitar
- Blonde hair
- Bare feet
- She knows how to play the guitar and the drums.
- Her repertoire includes country, rock, blues, funk, and other genres.
- Graduated from Shawnee Mission North High School in the Class of 2017.
- She loves being barefoot, and is frequently seen performing without shoes on stage.
- The Rolling Stones, Tom Petty, Bonnie Raitt, and Stevie Ray Vaughan are among her many musical influences.
- I come from a musical family. We listened to music all the time around my house. I started off playing the drums. That's where my schooling started. When I was fifteen I switched to the guitar. My dad played the guitar with his friends at our house. They threw a lot of music at me when I was a kid. That's where it all started. I always thought it was impossible (to learn to play). I was fascinated by how players could play and sing at the same time. I fell in love with it.
- My parents were a little skeptical about it at first. They would prefer I had a Plan B, something to fall back on in case the music didn't work out. I just didn't have a Plan B. I really didn't have a Plan A. A lot of people don't know how to take their playing from a hobby to a business. That's the scary part.
- [on being a female blues guitarist] People don't always take you seriously. On one hand people come out to see a girl play because they are intrigued. Just because I am female and I play guitar doesn't make me a gimmick. I don't believe in gimmicks or being a novelty. Of course some people just come out because you are a girl and find out we have much more to offer once they're in the door. It does get them in the door, but they're skeptical. The hard part is winning them over. The key to it all is creating your own sound. That's the only way to succeed. I'm constantly working on my songwriting and trying to improve.
- [on the future of blues music] As long as it keeps going it keeps inventing itself. It's never going to be what it was in the early days. It's still an important time everywhere for the blues. Guys like The Black Keys and Jack White are keeping it alive with their music. It's all about being relevant.
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