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Episode 147: “Hey Joe” by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

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The Searchers - The Newgrass Roots

Wele, sloane and barry decided to cut their own version of that song under a fake band name. They just needed a name, and lu adler, the head of dunhill records, suggested they call themselves the grass roots. The new grass routs soon started in hits. And so the old band had to find another name, which they got as a joking reference to a day job lee had had at one point. He had apparently worked in a specialist bra shop, love brasiers,. Which the rest of the band found hilarious.

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