So little has been written about King Syam (a.k.a., Sam Sweet) and his lone 45 for King — a situation that has all the makings for a good blues song:
“Syam’s Blues”
King Syam (1963)
“Syam’s Blues” served as the single’s B-side — and yet it is the only King Syam song that people (three different ones, in fact [or so it would appear]) are uploading onto YouTube fifty years later.
Note the programming advice to radio stations on the label of the promo 45:
Rock & Sock – Rough & Tough.
First Release. New Group.
Good Sound. Solid Instrumental Programming
“Syam’s Blues” is also part of a 20-track CD compilation, R&B Hipshakers Volume 4: Bossa Nova and Grits, released by Spain’s Vampi Soul.
