Marty Sammon: key obituary facts
Is Marty Sammon dead? Yes. Marty Sammon died on October 15, 2022, at age 45.
Cause of death: Marty Sammon's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Marty Sammon known for?
He was known as American blues keyboardist.
More about Marty Sammon
Born: 14 October 1977.
Place of birth: Chicago.
Place of death: New Orleans.
Gender: male.
Occupation: pianist, songwriter, musician.
Nationality: United States.
Career began: 1993.
Also known as: Martin J. Sammon.
Genres: Chicago blues, electric blues, ragtime, New Orleans jazz.
Occupations: Musician, songwriter, author.
Instruments: Piano, vocals, guitar.
Years active: 1993–2022.
Marty Sammon, an American blues pianist, died on October 15, 2022, a day after his 45th birthday.
Born Martin J. Sammon in Chicago on October 14, 1977, he built a career as a pianist, songwriter and musician that began in 1993.
Known for energetic performances and an accomplished command of ragtime and blues, he became closely associated with Chicago blues and appeared on commercially distributed DVDs, television programs in the United States and Europe, and Grammy Award-winning albums. Sammon also wrote Blues Keyboard Method, published by Hal Leonard in 2015 with a foreword by Chuck Leavell of the Rolling Stones.