Peg Leg Sam

Peg Lower leg Sam was a performer to become treasured, an associate of what might have been the final authentic journeying medicine display, a harmonica virtuoso, and a fantastic entertainer. Given birth to Arthur Jackson, he obtained his nickname following a hoboing incident in 1930. His medication show career started in 1938, and his repertoire — finally documented only in the first ’70s — shown the rustic character of the touring show. “Peg” shipped humor routines, bawdy toasts, and monologs; performed methods along with his harps (frequently playing two simultaneously); and offered up some juicy Piedmont blues (occasionally with a acoustic guitar accompanist, but frequently by himself). Peg Lower leg Sam offered his last medicine-show overall performance in 1972 in NEW YORK and was still in great fettle when he began producing the rounds of folk and blues celebrations in his last years.