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Photograph of Sam the Man and the Unyted Crusade

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@ Museum of the Gulf Coast

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Photograph of a music band called "Sam the Man and the Unyted Crusade autographed by James "Big Sambo" Young. The autograph reads "For Tim Knight Best Wishes Big Sambo." There are four men in the photo. The first on the left is a white male in a blazer posing with his right foot propped up on a foot stool and holding a six string acoustic guitar in his arms. Next is a bearded white man kneeling over a snare drum and holding a pair of drumsticks as if playing the instrument. The third, James "Big Sambo" Young, is an African American man holding a saxophone in his right hand and extending his ringed left hand forward, smiling broadly. The fourth is a bearded white male holding a keyboard across his lap. "Sam the Man and the Unyted Crusade" is written in the bottom left corner of the photograph, and management information appears on the bottom right corner.1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
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