

He graduated from West Orange High School in 2005. Sammie took a hiatus from the music industry to focus on school. He followed the first hit up with the Top 100 R&B/Pop crossover, "Crazy Things I Do." In 2001, he was featured on the song "Hardball" with Lil Bow Wow, Lil' Zane and Lil' Wayne. The single features a cameo appearance by the group N-toon. His first single, "I Like It" became a #8 R&B hit and a #24 pop hit. Austin has worked with Monica and Another Bad Creation Samuel Thruston is his youngest child.Īustin brought Sammie to his studios for some demos and almost a year later, had him return to record his debut album, From the Bottom to the Top, which was released in early 2000 by Capitol Records featuring JT Money and Lloyd Of N-toon. Joyce signed Sammie and took him to Atlanta-based producer/songwriter Dallas Austin, (who Irby had previously signed as a songwriter and producer under her Diva One banner). Ultimately winning the show's finals, Sammie and his mother were contacted by Joyce Irby, an artist developer (bassist and lead vocalist for the 80's all girl band Klymaxx). Sammie's music teacher was so impressed with their performances that she sent a videotape of them to the television program Showtime at the Apollo, which led to an audition for the group and a 1998 solo performance for Sammie. Soon after, he formed a vocal group, the Wonder 3, with two junior high boys. Eventually, a music teacher from Charles Drew Elementary, a nearby magnet school with a special performing arts program, heard of Sammie's vocal gifts and he transferred there at the start of third grade. Fittingly, Sammie's first singing triumph also occurred at church at age four, he received a standing ovation for his performance of "Troubles Don't Last Always." Music was never far from Sammie's mind, even at school teachers would catch him singing under his breath during classes, but encouraged his talent.
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His mother, a former professional singer, sang in the church choir while she was carrying him. Sammie was exposed to music five years after he was born. Sammie went to high school in Winter Garden, FL at West Orange High School and graduated in 2005. Sammie is from Tampa, Florida where he attended Nuccio Park, Greco Middle School and William Dandy Middle School in Fort Lauderdale(1998-2000). The singles had a generous amount of radio airplay. The album included the singles "I Like It (1999)" and "Crazy Things I Do". In 2000, at the age of 13, he released a debut album titled "From the Bottom To the Top", which was originally through Dallas Austin's Freeworld Entertainment label. Austin brought Sammie to his studios for some demos and almost a year later, had him return to record his debut album, From the Bottom to the Top, which was released in early 2000 by Capitol Records.Sammie Bush, (born in Boynton Beach, Florida on March 1, 1987) is an R&B artist signed to Dallas Austin's Rowdy Records. Ultimately winning the show's finals, Sammie and his mother were contacted by Joyce Irby, an agent connected to Atlanta-based producer/songwriter Dallas Austin, who has worked with Monica and Another Bad Creation.


Miami's preteen R&B singer Sammie was exposed to music even before he was born.
