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Sammy

Sammy

Jeff Gomez

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Año de edición:
2026
Materia
Biografía: arte y espectáculo
ISBN:
9798991739443
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In the mid‑nineties, Sammy checked all the indie‑rock boxes. The duo-East Village singer/guitarist Jesse Hartman and L.A. lead guitarist Luke Wood-released a jangly, lo‑fi debut on the label run by Sonic Youth’s drummer. They moved up to major‑label Geffen for their second LP, Tales of Great Neck Glory, a literate, highly polished record that foreshadowed the skinny‑tie rock revival of the next decade. And then it was over. Sammy left behind two LPs, an EP, and a legion of fans scratching their heads, wondering what happened. Hartman went on to a well‑received solo career; Wood became a heavy hitter behind the scenes. Thirty years later, the pair are looking back on lives well lived and their wildest dreams realized. F. Scott Fitzgerald-whose best‑known novel incidentally takes place in Great Neck-once wrote, 'There are no second acts in American lives.' The story of Sammy proves him wrong.

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