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[...] if, like Leadbelly, they expired because of "amyotrophic lateral sclerosis", the author just scratches his head and moves smartly on in search of more rip -roaring sagas. There is genuine sadness, too - the detailed account of the death of half of Lynyrd Skynyrd in a small plane is all the more ghastly when you learn that nearly 2,000 people swarmed to the crash site and stripped the wreckage of souvenirs.
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In a Blaze of Glory
In a blaze of glory Number One in Heaven: the heroes who died for rock'n'roll Jeremy Simmonds Penguin, 571pp, £22
How would you like to check into the granite garden? I would imagine peacefully, at a ripe...See the full content of this document
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