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Ramseur Records is honored to release Misfit Scarecrow - Sammy's first US album in twenty-nine years!  Walker, a Norcross, GA native, was born in 1952. He began singing and writing original tunes at an early age, drawing inspiration heavily from the music of Woody Guthrie, Hank Williams and Doc Watson. He began performing these songs in coffee houses around the University of Georgia in the early 70’s and in 1974, he decided to put a tape of his songs together. He sent this tape to Sis and Gordon Friesen at Broadside, where they were warmly received and subsequently published.  Gordon gave a copy of the tape to Bob Fass at WBAI radio in New York City and Walker was invited to New York to appear on Fass's show.  Phil Ochs heard him for the first time on this show, and the two soon met and exchanged songs and stories.  

Within two months, Ochs had arranged the recording of Sammy's album for Folkways, and convinced Warner Brothers to sign him for two records.   Ochs produced Sammy's first album for Folkways, called Song For Patty and featured newspaper heiress Patty Hearst on the cover of the album.   Sammy recorded two superb albums for Warner Brothers that were produced by legendary producer Nik Venet. He was also managed by the late Harold
Leventhal (manager of Woody Guthrie, The Weavers, Pete Seeger, etc...).

Walker currently lives, writes and breathes in the hills of North Carolina.