Mark Sandman

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Creado el: 10 Nov 2008
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In memory of a great musician & a tribute to whole Low Rock music scene.

"I was kind of a dreamy child—a Curious George baby. As a child, people told me they thought I'd grow up to be a poet. You have to wonder what kind of kid someone would say that to."
Mark Sandman



Mini Biography
Not much is publicly known about the early life of Mark Sandman, and that is just the way he wanted it. Friendly but private, Sandman preferred to discuss his professional work instead of himself. This much is known: Sandman was born on the 24th of September, 1952 and grew up in Newton, Massachusetts. Sometime after graduating from college he began working odd jobs and travelling, which included work as a cab driver, professional fisherman, and construction worker. According to Sandman he would work an extreme number of hours and spend his earnings on trips, most notably to Colorado. Two events impacted his life during this period and would later influence his music directly - the untimely death of his brothers and a stab wound "to the chest" he suffered. Some attributed this stab wound sustained during a robbery while working as a cab driver, and the suspected damage to his heart, to his untimely death years later. Sandman first obtained success with the blues-rock group Treat Her Right. They were later signed, and dropped, from a major recording label and once opened for Stevie Ray Vaughn. The band would later break up. While still playing in Treat Her Right in 1989, Sandman formed the rock group Morphine with saxophonist Dana Colley and drummer Jerome "Jerry" Deupree. Sandman spent the next ten years developing Morphine into an internationally-popular alternative rock band, developing his home studio Hi-n-Dry, and playing in various bands and groups in the Boston area, including the Supersonics, The Pale Brothers, and with various bandmates from Treat Her Right. On July 3rd, 1999, Morphine was playing in Palestrina, Italy, when Sandman suffered a fatal heart attack on stage. He was survived by his parents Bob and Tel Sandman, sister Martha Holmes, and his beloved girlfriend Sabine Hrechdakian. Morphine's final album, The Night, was released soon after to massive critical acclaim. A city block in Cambridge, Massachusetts has since been named in his honor, and a charitable organization (the Mark Sandman Music Education Fund) was formed to honor his memory by aiding the music education of schoolchildren in Cambridge. Annually, a tribute concert is also performed to benefit the Fund and keep Sandman's memory alive.

Low Rock
“Low Rock” is Morphine’s unique combination of jazz, blues and pop/rock, sung with darkly comic and ironic lyrics. Their guitarless sound relied on an unusual combination of baritone/tenor sax, percussion and a two string slide bass.


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  • caioenzo

    Is the documentary about Sandman out yet? I need it :'(

    Julio 2011

  • fleurism

    pure narcotic

    Junio 2011

  • pawellod

    Epicurus of the modern music

    Febrero 2011

  • InnKa_92

    Such a warm and catchy music. Can't stop listening =)

    Enero 2011

  • NataO_o

    Mark's lyrics and voice touch my skin, my soul, my heart every time i'm listening his songs .... full of passion!!!!! fantastic!!!!

    Agosto 2010

  • LeoLeGris

    check this, people: http://culturalsketches.blogspot.com/2009/11/post-post-morphine.html

    Noviembre 2009

  • DownToThis

    I happen to this guy was one of the coolest people on the face of the planet. He defined "cool". The best are always taken too soon.

    Diciembre 2008
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