Sam Payne

» Profile

Sam can play laid back numbers or up tempo songs to get the party started. Selecting songs from her own material and classics from the likes of Nina Simone, Pinetop Perkins, Aretha Franklin, Ruth Brown, Muddy Waters and many more.

Sam has been on BBC Radio 2 several times with her own songs and played with the likes of Buddy Guy, Lucky Lopez Evans and Skip MacDonald. She held a residency at Ronnie Scott's at the age of 21 and now has a residency at the prestigious 'Living Room'.

Whether you require danceable party rythmn and blues, soul etc or gentle jazz and blues Sam can do it. Maybe you want a mix of the two? Whatever your requirements, is the perfect choice for your event.

» Song List

• Angels, Sara Mcglauchlin
• True Colours, Cyndi Lauper
• I Giorni, Classical
• At Last, Beyonce, Etta James
• Warwick Avenue, Duffy
• You Had Me, Joss Stone
• Digging On Me, Joss Stone
• Choking Kind, Joss Stone
• Fell In Love With A Boy
• Some Kind Of Wonderful
• Suddenly I See, Kt Tunstall
• Side
• I Wish
• Signed,sealed,delivered,
• So What The Fuss
• Earth Move, Carole King
• Youre Beautiful As You Feel,
• Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow,
• Too Hard To Handle
• Dont Worry Be Happy
• Little Wing, Jimi-hendrix
• You Do Something, Paul Weller
• Gasoline Alley, Rod Stewart Sunny Afternoon, The Kinks
• Blue
• For Free
• Sunday Morning, Maroon 5
• Money Dont Matter, Prince Purple Rain, Prince
• Fields Of Gold, Eva Cassidy
• It Dont Matter Anymore
• Dont Think Twice, Bob Dylan Blowin In The Wind, Bob Dylan
• Like A Rolling Stone, Bob Dylan Serve Somebody, Bob Dylan
• Knocking On Heavens Door
• Where Is Your Love
• No Woman No Cry, Bob Marley Redemption Songs, Bob Marley
• 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover, Paul Simon
• Get Back, Beatles
• Help From My Friends, Beatles Wonderful World, Louis Armstrong
• Why Didnt You Call Me, Macy Gray I Try, Macy Gray
• Nothing Compares To You, Sinead Oconnor
• Every Breath You Take, Sting
• Hero, Mariah Carey
• Perfect Day, Lou Reed
• Yesterday, Beatles
• Ticket To Ride, Beatles
• Hey Jude, Beatles
• Across The Universe, Beatles
• Let It Be, Beatles
• Come Together, Beatles
• Get By With A Little Help From My Friends, Beatles
• We Can Work It Out, Beatles
• Que Sera Sera, Sly
• Stone If You Want Me To Stay Fine Cannibals
• May You Never
• Free Bird
• Sweet Home Alabama
• Cant Get You Outta My Head, Kylie Minogue
• Perfect, Eddie Reader
• Close Your Eyes, James Taylor You Got A Friend, James Taylor
• Real Woman, Alicia Keys
• Falling, Alicia Keys
• Beautiful, Christina Aguillera
• Save Me From Myself
• Sorry,tracy Chapman
• Talkin Bout A Revolution, Tracy Chapman
• Imagine, John Lennon
• Oh My Love, John Lennon
• Under The Bridge, Red Hot Chilli Peppers
• Breaking The Girl, Red Hot Chilli Peppers
• Everybodys Talking At Me, Harry Nilsson
• Candle In The Wind, Elton John
• Closest Thing To Crazy, Katie Melua
• 9 Million Bicycles, Katie Melua
• Part Of The Process, Morcheeba Wish You Were Here, Pink Floyd
• Killing Me Softly, Fuggees Complicated, Avril Lavigne
• Bad Moon On The Rise
• Mustang Sally, Wilson Pickett
• Good Golly Miss Molly, Little Richard
• Great Balls Of Fire, Jerry Lee Lewis
• Lucky Ole Sun, Jerry Lee Lewis Eternal Flame, Bangles
• Home, Sheryl Crow
• All I Wanna Do, Sheryl Crow
• Angels, Robbie Williams
• Goodbye My Lover, James Blunt
• Beautiful, James Blunt
• All That You Dream, Lowell George
• Sweet Child Of Mine, Guns N Roses
• Ordinary People, John Legend
• Cocoon, Jack Johnson
• Times Like These, Jack Johnson
• Thunder, Fleetwood Mac Songbird, Fleetwood Mac
• Oh Daddy, Fleetwood Mac
• Go Your Own Way, Fleetwood Mac
• Everywhere, Fleetwood Mac
• Feel Like Makin Love
• Queen And The Soldier, Suzanne Vega
• It Must Be Love, Madness
• Respect, Aretha Franklyn
• Say A Little Prayer, Aretha Franklyn
• The House That Jack Built, Aretha Franklyn
• Train Coming, Aretha Franklin
• Soul Serenade, Aretha Franklyn Natural Woman, Carole King
• Son Of A Preacher Man, Dusty Springfield
• Proud Mary, Ike And Tina Turner
• Take You Higher, Ike And Tina Turner
• Work Out Fine, Ike And Tina Turner
• Nutbush City Limits, Tina Turner Inner City Blues, Curtis Mayfield
• Lets Stay Together, Al Green Take Me To The River, Al Green
• Dark End Of The Street, The Commitments
• Change Is Gonna Come, Otis Redding
• Angel, Simply Red
• Lifting Me Higher, Sam Cooke
• Grapevine, Marvin Gaye
• Lean On Me, Bill Withers
• Dock Of The Bay, Otis Redding
• I Just Wanna Make Love To You, Etta James
• Rather Go Blind, Etta James
• Take A Piece Of My Heart
• Mercedez Benz, Janis Joplin Drown In My Own Tears, Stevie Wonder
• Kansas City, Memphis Slim Fever,peggy Lee
• Hey Joe, Jimi Hendrix
• Hallelujah I Love Him So, Ray Charles
• If Love Was A Train, Michelle Shocked Down And Out, Bessie Smith
• Boom Boom, John Lee Hooker On The Road Again, Canned Heat
• Guilty, Randy Newman Lamp Down Low, Sam Payne
• Im In Ecstacy. Sam Payne
• Falling Back In Love With You, Lonnie Mack
• St Louis Blues Pinetops Boogie, Pinetop Perkins
• 5,10,15 Hours, Ruth Brown Falling Back In Love With You, Lonnie Mack
• Cant Get Satisfied, Muddy Waters Rambling, Robert Johnson
• Midnight Hours, Scrapper Blackwell Bumble Bea
• Black Rat
• Life Goes On
• Guide Me Home
• Im So Glad, Skip James
• Good Times Roll, B.b.king Everybody Needs Somebody, Blues Brothers
• Shake A Tail Feather
• Sweet Home Chicago
• Yard
• Dog
• Let Me Love You
• Georgia On My Mind, Ray Charles All Blues, Miles Davis
• Trouble In Mind Dont Know Why, Nora Jones
• Come Away With Me, Nora Jones New Orleans Nightfall, Trad
• Sweet Boogie, Sam Payne Moondance, Van Morrisson
• My Baby Just Cares For Me
• Feeling Good, Nina Simone
• Sugar In My Bowl, Nina Simone Hold On, J.j.cale
• Trains, J.j.cale Cryin Mercy, Mose Allison
• Dont Explain, Billie Holiday
• All Blues, Miles Davis
• Trouble In Mind, Big Bill Broonzy St James Infirmary Blues, Standard
• Aint Nobodys Business, Standard As Time Goes By
• Sam Can Also Play Low D Irish Pipes Which Gives A Different Edge.
• And Many More!

» Previous Clients

• The Living Room Group
• The Raddisson Hotel
• The Tower Of Song Cafe/ Bar, Birmingham
• Ronnie Scott's
• Burnley Blues Festival
• Colne Festival
• Germany
• Aberdeen Jazz Festival
• Middle Temple Hall, London
• The Hub, Manchester
• Chiswick Hall, London
• Bbc Radio 2
• Atlantic 252
• Bbc Hereford M Worcestor
• Bbc Hull
• And Many More!

» Testimonials

The Cool Jazzy Music Has A Harder Undercurrent, Mirroring Sams Slinky Voice. Real Talent Doesnt Come Along Often
But Sam Is The Goods.
- Richard Foxcroft - French Radio.

A Young Talent Whose Music Is Soaked In Sophistication Yet Hot Enough To Fire All Emotions.
- Daily Mail. Uk.

Samantha Payne Sat Alone At Her Piano, A Small Figure
With A Voice She Had Clearly Borrowed Form Someone Twice Her Size. For Me, Sams Was The Closest To My Preferred Strain Of Blues That I Saw, Without Decrying Any Of The Other Acts. She Has A Raw And Natural Presence That Spills Out Through Her Set Of Original Material.
- Manchester Evening Post. Uk.

At An Age When Most Kids Are Obsessed With Pop Sam Payne Was Playing Boogie- Woogie And Blues Piano. She Soon Earned A
Reputation As A Leading Exponent Of British Blues But Now Has A More Contemporary, Slinky Jazz Style As A Singer And Keyboard Player.
- The Daily Mail. Uk.

At 23 Sam Payne Is One Of The Brightest Young Talents On The Uk Blues Scene. She Is Probably
One Of The Gutsiest 30 Yr Old You Could Ever Meet.
- Yorkshire Evening Post. Uk. Burnley Blues Festival April 2006

We Caught Most Of Sam Payne Set. Since Making Her Debut At Various Open Mics And Jam Sessions She Has Developed Into A Very Good All-round Entertainer. She Sings With A Powerful Clear Voice And Has Become A Very Dynamic Piano
Player.playing Selections From Her Current Album hard Driving,
She Had The Wrapt Attention Of The Festival Stage Audience And Even Accomplished The Difficult Feat Of Getting Them All To Sing Along On Her A Cappella Song, too Long Coming.
- Scott Duncan, Blues In Britain

» Set Formats

Sam Payne Offers:

1 x 60 Minute Set
Or
2 x 45 Minute Sets
Or
3 x 40 Minute Sets

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