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Sammy

Sammy

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Availability:In StockContributor:Jeff GomezPublish date:3/24/2026Pages:234
Language:EnglishPublisher:J-CardISBN-13:9798991739443UPC:9798991739443Book Category:Music, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Genres & Styles, MusicBook Topic:RockSize:8.00 x 5.00 x 0.53 inchesWeight:0.5203Product ID:SC84HV4YJV

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.


Language:EnglishPublisher:J-CardISBN-13:9798991739443UPC:9798991739443Book Category:Music, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Genres & Styles, MusicBook Topic:RockSize:8.00 x 5.00 x 0.53 inchesWeight:0.5203Product ID:SC84HV4YJV
Publisher: J-Card

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