Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs
Sam The Sham and the Pharoahs were a
rock and roll band from
the mid-
1960s led by Domingo Samuido (born
1934), a
Spanish
Basque living in
Texas and then
New Orleans, known as "Sam
The Sham". They had several hits such as "Wooly Bully", "Little Red
Riding Hood", and "Memphis Beat", and dressed in
Egyptian
costumes. The band's popularity ended with the
Six Day War of
1967.