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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Maureen O'Donnell

Legendary drummer Sam Lay dead at 86

Sam Lay. | Paul Natkin / Alligator Records

Drummer Sam Lay, who played with blues legends Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf and backed Bob Dylan when he went electric at the Newport Folk Festival, died Saturday at 85.

He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2015 as part of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band and played on dozens of tracks for Chess Records.

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