Claire Hammill
Tony Stewart, NME, 25 November 1972
DRIVING OUT of London in his sparkling red Citroen, bound for Manor Studios, Oxfordshire, John McCoy talked about his girl Claire Hamill in a manner reminiscent of a proud father. But she's his discovery, and he tells of the impression she made playing at his Kirk Levington Country Club.
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