Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs

What with everybody these days sinking their teeth into dandruff groups like Kenny and the Kasuals, the Music Machine, the 13th Floor Elevators, the Chocolate Watchband, the Sonics, the Shadows of Knight, and on down the list (sorry if I left out your favorites), it's only logical that the name Sam the Sham should crop up every now and then within collectors" circles. Not that he's esoteric, mind you. In fact, the booger had two million selling records in just one year — "Wooly Bully" and "Li'l Red Riding Hood." But for some reason people simply got tired of hearing Sam and his Pharoahs rehashing the same old riff. So he passed into obscurity, and most of his albums can now be obtained in bargain bins for around 47 cents per.