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Sam Lay

Samuel Julian Lay (March 20, 1935 January 29, 2022) was an American drummer and vocalist who performed from the late 1950s as a blues and R&B musician alongside Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Paul Butterfield, and many others. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015.

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Samuel Julian Lay (March 20, 1935 January 29, 2022) was an American drummer and vocalist who performed from the late 1950s as a blues and R&B musician alongside Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Paul Butterfield, and many others. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015.

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1935-03-20 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of death: 2022-01-29 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 1969 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1935-03-20". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of death is "2022-01-29". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release date is "1969". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354132426

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.