Biography
THE SAD SAM BLUES JAM is all that and more! Founded on October 2010 in Indiana, USA. This band is oozing with talent, and people have started to notice. Across the country, teenage sisters Sadie Johnson (Vocals/Guitar) and Sam Johnson (Bass) have been turning heads and dropping jaws with their rare combination of veteran skill and youthful energy. Krista Hess (Vocals/Guitar) and Matt McCarthy (Drums) fill out the lineup, which has spent the past several years regularly converting strangers into fans, and fans into fanatics.
Things started happening fast for the sisters in the summer of 2012, when they met John Catt and Samantha Fish at the 10th Annual Blues from the Top Festival in Colorado. Evolving into a full blown band, The Sad Sam Blues Jam has since played at the International Blues Challenge in 2013 and 2014, provided entertainment at Lucas Oil Stadium for Colts games, been featured in countless blues festivals throughout the Midwest, and gigged several times weekly along the way. Just two years after their first trip, Sadie and Sam will return to the 2014 Blues from the Top Festival before beginning their first national tour, kicking off at legendary Kansas City blues venue, Knuckleheads, this summer.
Sadie Johnson:
In addition to her passion for music, Sadie is a compassionate leader with a heart for children and music therapy. She currently serves as a representative for Blue Star Connection, an organization that provides instruments to children with cancer and other illnesses. In a world where the gigs are usually about profit, Sadie herself summed it up best, saying “I play music not for the money, not for myself, not to be recognized. I do it because when I’m up on stage, there’s that one guy in the back corner who’s having a bad day … and he starts watching. And you entertain everybody, but you keep your eye on that guy the whole show. And by the end he’s having a great time.”
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