Sam Shoup

Sam Shoup was born and raised in Memphis, TN, and is the son of bandleader Don Reid and vocalist Gwen Parke. He was a member of the award winning Hillcrest High School Jazz Ensemble and received the Best Bassist award at the 1971 Montreux Jass Festival’s Band Competition. After completing a degree in Music Composition from the University of Memphis in 1979, Sam spent ten years working as a full time jingle writer for Media General Broadcast Services, where he received several awards for his outstanding work. He was a founding member of the band “Dog Police,” which won MTV’s Basement Tapes Competition in 1985.

After starting his own company SamJamm Productions in 1990, Sam began specializing in Orchestral and Big Band arranging. He was music director for the Finis Henderson show from 2000-2003, and won St. Johns University’s “Fight Song” competition in 2006. He is a two time a winner of NARAS’ Premier Bassist award. Sam is currently arranger for world renowned soprano Kallen Esperian.

In addition to writing and arranging, Sam plays upright and electric bass, trumpet, and piano.

	Charlie Wood	Flutter and Wow
	The Jumpin’ Chi Chi’s	The Jumpin’ Chi Chi’s
	Susan Marshall	Firefly
	Forty Shades of Blue	Soundtrack
	Laurie “Waddy” Mitchell	Ol’ Soul
	Kallen Esperian	Lover Come Back (all arrangements)
	Keith Sykes	All I Know
	Sid Selvidge	A Little Bit of Rain
	Jazz Orchestra of the Delta	Big Band Reflections of Cole Porter
	Ana Popovic	Hush!
	Jerry Butler	Brand New Me
	Ruby Wilson	A Song for You
	Screamin’ Jay Hawkins	At Last
	John Prine	Live On Tour
	Jimmy Davis	Kick The Wall
	Ringo Starr	The Unreleased 1987 Memphis Recordings
	Willie Nelson	Partners
	Dog Police	Dog Police