# Sammy Arena

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{{Short description|American singer}}
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'''Sammy Arena''' (September 1, 1931 – December 5, 2012) was an American professional music artist.

Arena was born in [Tampa, Florida](/source/Tampa%2C_Florida), and raised in [Ybor City](/source/Ybor_City). He attended George Washington Junior High.<ref>{{cite web|title=Singing twin Sammy Arena, toast of Ybor, dead at 81|url=http://tbo.com/arts_music/singing-twin-sammy-arena-toast-of-ybor-dead-at--579585|publisher=Tampa Bay Online|accessdate=April 7, 2015|archive-date=July 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715013716/http://tbo.com/arts_music/singing-twin-sammy-arena-toast-of-ybor-dead-at--579585|url-status=dead}}</ref> He and his brother Andrew started their career in 1959 at one of Tampa's music recording company and recorded 14 records. The Arena brothers once performed at a music event for [Bob Graham](/source/Bob_Graham). During 1967, Sammy managed to perform on ''The Strange Fetishes'' and ''Pain and Pleasure'' and in 1979 he lastly acted in ''The Amazing Mr. No Legs''.{{citation needed|date=April 2015}}

He had a kidney transplant in 1994, but died of heart problems in 2012, aged 81, in his native Tampa.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sammy Arena, one of singing Tampa twins, dies at 81|url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/obituaries/sammy-arena-one-of-singing-tampa-twins-dies-at-81/1264873/|publisher=The Tampa Bay Times|access-date=December 8, 2012}}</ref>

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