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“You Couldn’t Get the Information Because People Were Making It up on the Spot”: June Millington of Fanny Recalls Life in the Late-’60s Rock Scene By Sue Foley published 17 March 23 As one of the first all-female rock and roll bands to enjoy major-label status their place in music history is undisputed
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"The First Lead Guitar Player in Country Music Was a Woman": Country Star Vince Gill and Documentarist Ken Burns Talk American Music History By Jimmy Leslie published 17 March 23 The acoustic aficionados “walk the line” through the endlessly interesting trail of ‘Country Music’
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With Captivating Stories of Loneliness, Desire, Regret and Freedom, Red Simpson’s ‘Roll Truck Roll’ Epitomizes the Electrified Bakersfield Sound By Jim Campilongo published 15 March 23 Featuring “Doctor of Guitars” Gene Moles, you don’t have to drive a truck to appreciate this 1960s country classic
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