Sammy Kershaw (January 2008)

Sammy Kershaw was born in February 1958 in Abbeville, Louisiana & was raised in Kaplan, Louisiana.  Sammy was the eldest of four children & tragically lost his father when he was 11 years old.  As a result, he worked a variety of jobs by day while playing roadhouses at night in order to support his family.

While in his teens, Sammy opened shows for country music legends Ray Price, Merle Haggard & George Jones.  When the pressures of growing up fast took their toll in the form of drug & alcohol problems, Sammy quit his bad habits in 1988 & took a break from music to work as a remodeling supervisor at Wal-Mart.

One of Sammy Kershaw's demo tapes made its way to Mercury Records, which released his debut album 'Don't Go Near the Water' in 1991.

Sammy's traditional country music voice found a receptive audience in the early 1990s & Sammy enjoyed hits such as 'Cadillac style', 'She don't know she's beautiful', 'I can't reach her anymore', 'National working woman's holiday', 'Haunted heart', 'Love of my life' & a remake of the Amazing Rhythm Aces' 'Third rate romance'.

In Kaplan, Louisiana Sammy established the Sammy Kershaw Foundation to fulfill his goal of improving the lives of children.  The Foundation helps child-related charities & grants wishes through the 'Make a Wish Foundation'.

Towards the end of the 1990s, Sammy struggled to place songs on the charts, although his duet with Lorrie Morgan, 'Maybe not tonight', did crack the Top 20 in 1999.

Sammy saw the release of the 'I Want My Money Back' album on Audium Records in 2003 & the 'Honky Tonk Boots' album on Category 5 Records in June 2006.

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