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With the subtitle that reads “A Second Volume of ’60s Underground Rhythm n’ Blues, Psych & Soul,” this compilation of rare and hard-to-find mod tunes offers surprises from the familiar to the obscure. You May Also Like: The La De Da’s, Blue Stars and others – How Is the AirRead More

Steve Hackett last performed with Genesis on stage in 1982, and last worked with them in the studio in 1999.

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Louisiana Red had a life story that could only have belonged to an itinerant bluesman — from the interesting (he was born not in Louisiana, but in Bessemer, Ala.) to the horrowing (his mother died not long after giving birth, and his father was lynched by the KKK). You MayRead More