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Episode 161: “Alone Again Or” by Love

A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

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Why Love Didn't Tour Outside of San Francisco

In LA, Lee could be at home in his own bed every night. He was also able to make good money playing as many gigs as he wanted. If they could play for a drawing crowd just on the sunset strip, and get more money than they needed, why go anywhere else? Every time they ventured any further than San Francisco, they ended up dealing with dodgy promoters. There were large swathes of the US in the mid-60s where black men travelling with a white woman were being danger of their lives. It wasn't that we were lazy, we needed to earn our living and we needed to play. The doors desperately wanted to be like Love. We wanted to be

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