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Allen, Sandy "Sandman"

Sandman's musical history goes way back to the mid-'60s... he played in bands and as a solo act while still in high school, had his first published song at age fifteen, and as a member of the group Papa Nebo, recorded an album on Atlantic when he was twenty. There's a lot of wandering for a few years, followed by four years and three albums (Buddha,RCA) with the band Free Beer. Fast-forward to the '90s... Sandman begins playing with fellow singer/songwriter Jim Carpenter and bass player Mike Palazzolo. Over the last decade, these three have been together in several incarnations (presently Jim's band The Hoolios). Sandman has been a member of The Rivergods, a well-known, well-loved Ct.- based band for about five years, as a singer/guitar/mandolin/pedal-steel player. On July 4th, '07, Sandman "sat in" on pedal steel with the New London-based band Hellbent & Heartbreakin' at a private party. It went so well, he was invited to sit in at the next two or three gigs, after which he made it to a rehearsal, thus becoming an official member of yet another busy working band. It took about ten years for Sandman to put his first solo album, "Horses to Water" together. It's been available for a few months and has received critical praise from friends and strangers alike. Just Released (6/07) - the "Anthology Album", a (nearly) complete collection of Sandman's work from Papa Nebo, Free Beer, and the years between. Both CDs are available at cdbaby, as well as other online venues. Sandman is a member of the Rhode Island Songwriters Assoc. and can be seen at a growing number of venues in R.I. and Ct.... check the website for more info.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sandman-Sandy-Allen/123377517741715

www.sandmanmusic.net

*See also "The Hoolios", "Hellbent & Heartbreakin" and "The Rivergods"