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Nine Days' John Hampson now an English teacher at Wantagh High School

In the year 2000, John Hampson's song was absolutely everywhere. Now, it's in an Oscar-nominated movie. NewsdayTV's Rafer Guzman finds out why he hung up his guitar for Hemingway. Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas; John Hampson, Nine Days, 550 Music, Epic Records, A24 Films

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