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JUDEE BLUE – The tragic genius of Judee Sill, interviewed by NME's James Johnson in 1972. Plus Sounds' Sandy Robertson on 1973's Heart Food and Uncut's Mick Houghton on 2005's posthumous Dreams Come True…

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KEEF 'N' ME – Former Melody Maker mainstay Adam Sweeting meets Keith Richards (Uncut, 2002) – not to mention the Jesus & Mary Chain (Q, 1987) and Neil Young (Guardian, 2003).

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THESE JUST IN… Gene Sculatti revisits Elton's Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only the Piano Player; Hank Bordowitz at New York's New Music Seminar; Paul Gorman's playlist for Tim Broun's Stupefaction; Martin Colyer on the Eagles film and more; and more new posts by RBP scribes…

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Jun 19 1940
Charlie Barnet records Rockin’ In Rhythm in New York City. (1940)

 Jun 19 1955
When Oscar Pettiford plays at the Café Bohemia, New York City, saxophonist Julian ‘Cannonball’ Adderley is in the audience, and is invited on stage to jam. (1955)

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WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE – Alice Cooper looks back on his boozing years with Howie Klein (1978).

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