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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 American Four - The American Invasion Band

The american four were inspired by the other invasion bands. After seeing the rolling stones and the birds live, lee wanted to get up fun and move like mik jagger. He also thought it would be a good idea commercially to get a good looking white boy up front. The group got in another guitar rist, a white, pretty boy, whom lee soon fell out with and gave the nickname bummer bob because it was unpleasant to be around. And so the way was clear for lee and eccles's band, now renamed, once again to the grass roots, to become the bird's new challengers. In 19 65, jan and dene ther focen roll

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