Sammie

Infobox musical artist
Name =Sammie
Img_capt =
Background = solo_singer
Born = birth date and age|1987|3|1
Origin =Miami, Florida, United States
Genre = R&B, hip hop soul, pop, soul
Occupation = Singer
Years_active = 1999–present
Label = Rowdy Records
(2005–2008)
Freeworld Entertainment/Capitol Records
(1999–2002)
URL = [http://www.sammieforever.com/ SammieForever.com]

Sammie Bush, (born in Boynton Beach, Florida on March 1, 1987) is an R&B artist signed to Dallas Austin's Rowdy Records. In 2000, at the age of 13, he released a debut album titled "From the Bottom To the Top", which was originally through Dallas Austin's Freeworld Entertainment label. The album included the singles "I Like It (1999)" and "Crazy Things I Do". The singles had a generous amount of radio airplay.

Early life

Sammie is from Tampa, Florida where he attended Nuccio Park, Greco Middle School and William Dandy Middle School in Fort Lauderdale(1998-2000). Sammie went to high school in Winter Garden, FL at West Orange High School and graduated in 2005. Sammie was exposed to music five years after he was born. His mother, a former professional singer, sang in the church choir while she was carrying him. Fittingly, Sammie's first singing triumph also occurred at church; at age four, he received a standing ovation for his performance of "Troubles Don't Last Always." Music was never far from Sammie's mind, even at school; teachers would catch him singing under his breath during classes, but encouraged his talent. Eventually, a music teacher from Charles Drew Elementary, a nearby magnet school with a special performing arts program, heard of Sammie's vocal gifts and he transferred there at the start of third grade. Soon after, he formed a vocal group, the Wonder 3, with two junior high boys. Sammie's music teacher was so impressed with their performances that she sent a videotape of them to the television program Showtime at the Apollo, which led to an audition for the group and a 1998 solo performance for Sammie. Ultimately winning the show's finals, Sammie and his mother were contacted by Joyce Irby, an artist developer (bassist and lead vocalist for the 80's all girl band Klymaxx). Joyce signed Sammie and took him to Atlanta-based producer/songwriter Dallas Austin, (who Irby had previously signed as a songwriter and producer under her Diva One banner). Austin has worked with Monica and Another Bad Creation Samuel Thruston is his youngest child.

Career Beginnings

Austin brought Sammie to his studios for some demos and almost a year later, had him return to record his debut album, From the Bottom to the Top, which was released in early 2000 by Capitol Records featuring JT Money and Lloyd Of N-toon. His first single, "I Like It" became a #8 R&B hit and a #24 pop hit. The single features a cameo appearance by the group N-toon. His album soon hit silver status. He followed the first hit up with the Top 100 R&B/Pop crossover, "Crazy Things I Do." In 2001, he was featured on the song "Hardball" with Lil Bow Wow, Lil' Zane and Lil' Wayne.

Career Development

Sammie took a hiatus from the music industry to focus on school. He graduated from West Orange High School in 2005. A year later, Austin signed him to his reactivated Rowdy label and released Sammie's self-titled album. The album has top producers like Dallas Austin, Jazze Pha, and Bryan-Michael Cox. The album's first single, "You Should Be My Girl" hit the charts and became a Top 30 R&B hit. The album hit the Top 45 of the Billboard Hot 200 albums chart. Also released was the single "Come With me", a slow song produced by Bryan-Michael Cox.

Discography

Album

ingles

Featured Singles

*Tynisha Keli featuring Sammie - I Wish You Loved Me (Remix)
*Yung Joc, T-Pain, Bobby Valentino & More featuring Sammie - Pepsi Smash

References

External links

* [http://www.sammieforever.com Sammie Official Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/sammieforever Sammie] at myspace