Sammy Watts is a calypso vocalist and guitar player that currently performs at "Iggies Beach Bar and Grill @ Bolongo Bay", St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. (He is also the band leader for the Sammy Watts Combo.)

In the early '70s he toured the United States, Europe and Canada, and he remains grateful for the opportunity to see the world through his music. He recorded in jam sessions with Isaac Hayes, and played with bands for movies -- including "Save the Children" -- and television programs, such as the Stevie Wonder special with Jack Benny and Helen Ready. Parts of that life, though, were hectic, he said.

He's been part of the Caribbean music scene since he began playing in Nevis at age 14 on a stringed instrument homemade from a sardine can, nylon fishing line and a shingle. His father played on a fife he himself had made, so young Sammy learned music at home.

When he came to St. Thomas, he played a lot with local bands, learning their particular style. Syncopation differs, he said, from island to island. Now he uses a synthesizer, which seems to a listener like the best of all worlds: he can "play" any instrument he chooses. He also plays steelpan, but he's long since gone off into composing -- music and lyrics. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.