Biography
Sam Pacetti is an American acoustic guitarist from St. Augustine, Florida, USA.
Biography and early life
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Pacetti, who is of Cuban descent, grew up in South Florida, and was taught to play flamenco guitar by his grandfather. At the age of 13, his guitar playing took a different path when he saw fingerpicking legend Chet Atkins on television, and decided Atkins' style of music was what he wanted to play. Pacetti started taking guitar lessons with a noted local guitarist, Gamble Rogers. This continued until 1991 when Rogers died while attempting to rescue a tourist from drowning at Flagler Beach, Florida. Pacetti performed at Rogers' memorial service.
Musical career
In 1997 Pacetti recorded his first album 'Solitary Travel', after a benefactor loaned him the money for studio time and production as a Christmas present. He has since released two more albums - a live album 'Live at the Milltop Tavern', and 'Union', a collaboration with long-time friend and producer Gabriel Valla.
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.