Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Day 3 Fang

In 1996  Sam McBride was released from prison.He had served 6 years for the stragulation murder of his girlfriend. He legally changed his name to Sammytown. He reformed Fang and they released the single 
" Electric Chair"

He wrote the song in prison in Solano County Jail. He even performed it there.... Sam had put together a punk rock band as part of the Arts program at the prison. The band performed in the prison yard when all hell broke loose, a small riot commenced sending McBride to solitary confinement for 5 months.







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