Bonnie Raitt
Penny Valentine, Street Life, 1 May 1976
FREEBOS SHAGGY, morose head appears through the doors of the van: "There is no truth in the rumour," he shouts, "that when Bonnie Raitt arrived in this country Harold Wilson was forced to quit." And he retires, slamming the doors shut, with a triumphant grin.
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