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July to December 2017 – the writewyattuk review: the second six months
Former Status Quo ‘frantic four’ drummer John Coghlan on the key moments that will always stay with him: “Those six weeks at Butlin’s were an eye-opener, doing it – in a sense – professionally, getting to play to people and … Continue reading
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Still Holding The Flame – The Roland Gift interview
It was an appreciation of the soulful voice of Otis Redding that helped inspire Roland Gift to seek out a life as a performer. The Birmingham-born singer and actor was only six when Redding was killed in a plane crash … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Cox, Brakes, Christine Keeler, David Steele, Fine Young Cannibals, Good Thing, Hull, Johnny Come Home, Johnny Edgecombe, Profumo Affair, Roland Gift, Sammy and Rosie Get Laid, Saxa, Scandal, She Drives Me Crazy, The Beat, The Clash, The Raw and the Cooked
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