Salvatore was born into an Italian family in upstate New York. Salvatore started his journey at the age of six years old when his mother gave him a sheet of paper and a worn down pencil. Together they would sit around a small kitchen table with his siblings and draw for hours on end. This was how it all began. While in school Salvatore would draw pictures of his classmates on the back of his textbooks or book reports which sometimes landed him in hot water with his teachers; but, even they recognized his talent and praised him for it. Now Forty-five years later, that little boy sitting around the kitchen table has become an accomplished artist and musician,singer,ascap songwriter and recording artist and producer. Sam was nominated for the Ambassador Award for his tremendous support for Las Vegas Tourism. Sam has shared the stage with  some  of the greats in the biz. Redd Foxx.Morgana King. Actor Howard Duff . Ida Lopnio. Woody Woodbury Steve Rossi. Jazz singer  Joe Morgan. Just to name a few.