South Philadelphia String Band
Staff reporter

4:59 p.m. EST, March 2, 2012
The South Philadelphia String Band was organized on May 14, 1946 in the Grays Ferry kitchen of Samuel G. Hamilton, whose founding philosophy was simple: "A good band was one that featured good people and good musicians having a good time." Hamilton combed the streets of Grays Ferry for members, and the Band’s first appearance in the Mummers Day Parade on January 1, 1947. Parading as a mascot that first year was Samuel R. Hamilton, the son of the founder and today known as “Grays Ferry Sam”. The Band later was incorporated on June 6, 1953.

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