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John Prine was ‘discovered’ by Kris Kristofferson on the Chicago folk scene and released his first album in 1971. The album called John Prine contained the song Sam Stone, which would become one of Prine’s signature songs.
The song is a painful reference to the phenomenon of morphine addiction among US war veterans as a result [...]

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This is a clip of the oddly eccentric but beautiful Kate Bush, recorded live at the Hammersmith Odeon in 1979 on the Tour of Life.
Kate performs the track Oh England My Lionheart taken from her second album released in 1978 Lionheart.
Kate Bush – Oh England My Lionheart – Live 1979

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Frampton Comes Alive was the best selling album of 1976, and for a while Peter Frampton reached the massive commercial audience that he had yearned to reach, everybody loved the album at the time although in truth it only had a few stand out tunes.
This track was always a favourite, Baby I Love Your Way.
Peter [...]

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This was a genuine prog rock hit in 1971, Curved Air performing the classic track Back Street Luv, with the wonderful Sonja Kristina on vocals, who was famously married to Stewart Copeland of Police and Curved Air fame (1974/76). The couple married in 1982 and divorced in 1991.
Curved Air – Back Street Luv -1971

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This is a great clip of Steely Dan appearing on Midnight Special in 1973, performing the track Do It Again. A great funky performance, shame about the fashion sense!
Steely Dan – Do It Again – Live 1973

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