Leon Redbone: Ragtime Cowboy
Chris Charlesworth, Melody Maker, 7 February 1976
AS AGATHA CHRISTIE discovered to her considerable advantage, everybody loves a mystery. The subject of this mystery is Leon Redbone, a musician whom we can safely assume is North American both from his accent and his musical influences.
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