What is Mighty Sam McClain?
[[File:Mighty Sam McClain 2013.jpg|thumb|McClain in July 2013.]] '''Samuel McClain''' (April 15, 1943 &ndash; June 16, 2015), better known by his [[stage name]] '''Mighty Sam McClain''', was an [[Americans|American]] [[soul blues]] [[singer]] and [[songwriter]]. He began his career in 1958. He was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]]. He was born in [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], [[Louisiana]]. McClain died from a [[stroke]] on June 16, 2015 in [[Concord, New Hampshire]], aged 72.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://worldmusiccentral.org/2015/06/16/celebrated-blues-and-soul-singer-mighty-sam-mcclain-dies-at-72/|title=Celebrated blues and soul singer Mighty Sam McClain Dies at 72|work=worldmusiccentral.org|date=June 16, 2015|accessdate=June 19, 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{Official|http://www.mightysam.com/}} {{DEFAULTSORT:McClain, Mighty Sam}} [[Category:1943 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:American blues musicians]] [[Category:American R&B singers]] [[Category:American singer-songwriters]] [[Category:American soul musicians]] [[Category:American blues singers]] [[Category:Deaths from stroke]] [[Category:Disease-related deaths in New Hampshire]] [[Category:Singers from Louisiana]] {{US-bio-stub}}