News — Mighty Sam McClain

Remembering the Mighty Sam McClain: Joe Harley

April 14, 2017 • Mighty Sam McClain • Remembering the Mighty Sam McClain

"In early 1992 I was sent a cassette tape by the great Hammond B-3 player Bruce Katz. My record label (AudioQuest Music… now known as Sledgehammer Blues) was in its infancy then with only 13 or 14 releases at that point.

Remembering the Mighty Sam McClain

April 14, 2017 • Mighty Sam McClain • Remembering the Mighty Sam McClain

April 15 marks what would have been Sam McClain’s seventy-fourth birthday. Throughout his nearly fifty year career in music, Sam touched hearts and souls around the world with his mighty voice.

Resist: International Songs of Protest - Spotify Playlist

February 08, 2017 • Aziza Brahim • Blind Boys of Alabama • Chiwoniso Maraire • Dina El Wedidi • Eskenderella • Glenn Tilbrook • Halla Bassam • Lisbeth Scott • Lobna Noomene • Mahsa Vahdat • Marcel Khalife • Massar Egbari • Melissa Etheridge • Mighty Sam McClain • Mounir Troudi • Ramy Essam • Ray Benson • Rim Banna • Sevara Nazarkhan • Soozie Tyrell • Spotify Playlist • Tania Saleh • Terry Evans • Tiken Jah Fakoly • Valley Entertainment

The artists of Valley Entertainment have lent their voices in hopes of fostering change and greater awareness of human rights. With several albums specifically dedicated to promotion of human rights: Listen to the Banned, Lullabies From the Axis of Evil and Songs From a Stolen Spring, we have tried to support those fighting for freedom and a political voice.

In Memoriam: Mighty Sam McClain (1943-2015)

June 15, 2015 • Blues • In Memoriam • Mighty Sam McClain • Sledgehammer Blues • Valley Entertainment

Our hearts go out to Sam McClain’s family and friends. The world has lost a man that used his mighty voice to touch the hearts of fans around the world for nearly 60 years.