 In 1974, Samwell produced the first of three albums he worked on with Hummingbird whose line-up included Bobby Tench and other former members of The second Jeff Beck Group.Samwell underwent a heart transplant in the 1990s and died in Sacramento, California on 13 March 2003, aged sixty-six.Shortly before his death, he had been active in the Sacramento, California music scene, working closely with several local acts.