Details of his life are scant, but he recorded two tracks described as an "eerie, spooky, and riveting version of country blues".
One String Sam used the open jar as a makeshift echo chamber when vocalising into the recording microphone.
[5] After the recording was completed, One String Sam returned to playing on Detroit's streets for a number of years.
[8] The peculiarity was that it was staged at the campus of St. Clair College in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, due to problems in obtaining the necessary permit in Ann Arbor itself.
[9] The Ann Arbor Sun reported in September 1974, that One String Sam's presence was his second appearance at the Festival.