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July 23, 1975 Music Reviews

Music Review: Bill Neely’s ‘Blackland Farm Boy’

Texan Billy Neely has been singing and picking country guitar since 1929 and age 13, when he encountered his idol,

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July 9, 1975 Music Reviews

Music Review: Leon Russell’s ‘Will o’ the Wisp’

With jazz and country meanderings apparently out of his system, Leon Russell has returned to a solid rock footing and

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June 25, 1975 Music Reviews

Music Review: An Uneven ‘Evening with John Denver’

John Denver didn’t write “Thank God I’m a Country Boy,” his current chart number, but its lyrics seem to sum

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June 21, 1975 Musician Interviews

Tom Waits Interview: The Beats Go On

A sit-down with Tom Waits, at the dawn of his recording career.

June 18, 1975 Music Reviews

Music Review: Maggie Bell’s ‘Suicide Sal’

Though drafted by critics, publicists, and some fans for the role of this decade’s Janis Joplin, Maggie Bell lacks the

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June 4, 1975 Book Reviews

Book Review: Greil Marcus’s ‘Mystery Train’ Addresses Elusive Myths

Rock writing didn’t really get underway until about 1967, a dozen years after the music itself first took hold. But,

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Now available: A paperback North American edition of Dylan on Dylan, Japanese editions of Lennon on Lennon and Dylan on Dylan, a Spanish edition of Leonard Cohen on Leonard Cohen, and an Italian edition of Dylan on Dylan.

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