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i have no idea who they were, was something i remembered from a Macca interview a few years ago...
i cant even recall if Macca ever mentioned the name of the band.
so yes....
time for Gryphon to ring the "chimes of knowledge"
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I now recall reading the same article Crazy mate. He had to stop smoking, he was smoking three or four packs a day and it affected his voice...no kidding ..lol..and I don't think he named the band ...maybe they were just a band of villagers who blew him away! Gryphon may know more !
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SteveO Wrote:I now recall reading the same article Crazy mate. He had to stop smoking, he was smoking three or four packs a day and it affected his voice...no kidding ..lol..and I don't think he named the band ...maybe they were just a band of villagers who blew him away! Gryphon may know more !
I'm not Gryphon (stand pale in his shadow, actually) but if I may chime in with this Wiki on that album:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band_on_the_Run << Long story short--it was Fela Kuti's band and there were repercussions << no pun intended.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti
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