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Bongo

By Susan Giffin
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By Susan Giffin
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Based On A True Story

For Bongo, music – piano, percussion, and voice – was a natural gift. It could have opened wide the doors to notable success for him, had he heeded his mother's advice. Fate derailed her dream for him, as he moved from petty thefts to riskier criminal activities to a life sentence.

Born James Allen on Chicago's South Side, his mother nicknamed him Sammy for his dark brown hue. As an older kid, Sammy served as a look-out for local drug dealers in the neighborhood. Whene...

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