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John Bonham’s final TV interview was a famous fiasco… but it’s not quite what it seems

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The clip has since passed into broadcasting legend. In 2006 the archive service ITN Source selected it as one of the 10 most notorious rock interviews of all time, car crash television at its best. And, for the most part, Connolly has been blamed for the so-called fiasco, as if his line of questioning was responsible…

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The tantalising story of Baby Face, the supergroup that almost was

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I always loved both bands and II once did a cover of The Rocker, which is a great Thin Lizzy song. Deep Purple got me with Machine Head and Made in Japan was a well-done piece of rehash. I’m not sure this supergroup would have ever taken off. Too much attitude and ego for one…

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For a year Tommy James was bigger than The Beatles. Then the mafia ruined everything | Louder

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Good stuff here. I never realized what a big deal Tommy James was though I liked his music a lot. It’s the same with Hoyt Axton. A great songwriter with tons of hits, covered all over the place. But the business got to them. It’s brutal. Tommy James was a 19-year-old from Dayton, Ohio with…

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