Sammie

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Sammie Lee Bush, Jr. (born March 1, 1987), professionally known as Sammie is an R&B artist signed to Dallas Austin's Rowdy Records. In 2000, at the age of 13, he released a debut album titled From the Bottom to the Top, which was originally through Dallas Austin's Freeworld Entertainment label. The album included the singles "I Like It (1999)" and "Crazy Things I Do". The singles had a generous amount of radio airplay. Sammie returned in 2006 with his album Sammie; he appears in Soulja Boy's 2008 single "Kiss Me Thru The Phone".

Early life

Sammie and his mother were contacted by Joyce Irby, an artist developer (bassist and lead vocalist for the 80's all girl band Klymaxx). Joyce signed Sammie and took him to Atlanta-based producer/songwriter Dallas Austin, (who Irby had previously signed as a songwriter and producer under her Diva One banner). #24 pop hit. The single features a cameo appearance by the group N-toon. His album soon hit silver status. He followed the first hit up with the Top 100 R&B/Pop crossover, "Crazy Things I Do." In 2001, he was featured on the song "Hardball" with Lil Bow Wow, Lil' Wayne,and Lil Zane.One of the first songs he sang on his album, From the bottom to the top, was Do It For You.

Career development

Sammie took a hiatus from the music industry to focus on school. He graduated from West Orange High School in 2005 in Winter Garden, Florida. A year later, Austin signed him to his reactivated Rowdy label and released Sammie's self-titled album. The album has top producers like Dallas Austin, Jazze Pha, and Bryan-Michael Cox. The album's first single, "You Should Be My Girl" hit the charts and became a Top 30 R&B hit. The album hit the Top 45 of the Billboard Hot 200 albums chart. Also released was the single "Come With Me", a slow song produced by Bryan-Michael Cox.

Since the release of his second album, Sammie has parted ways with Rowdy Label and is now with a new label Star Camp/Street Love. Through this label Sammie will release his third album "Coming of Age" at the top of 2010. He recently released a mixtape, Swag&B in late August 2009.

Discography

Albums

Mixtapes

08.01.2009: Swag & B Vol. 1 (Hosted by Dj Holiday)

EP

It's Time:(Dec 2009)

Singles

External links

• Official website
• Sammie at myspace
• Sammie on Singersroom
• Exclusive Sammie Interview