A Legend In His Own Minefield

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Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die!

Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die!

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John Mendelssohn
Jul 18, 2010
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Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die!
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There I was looking for my beloved Pesto Genovese in my nearest Trader Joe’s, in Danbury, Connecticut, and just as I figured out they’d moved it to a lower shelf since my last visit too many months ago, the Yardbirds’ “Heart Full of Soul” started playing on the store’s sound system. Someone behind me started humming along with Jeff Beck’s guitar line, a…

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