Lowell George: The Rock'n'Roll Doctor
Richard Williams, Melody Maker, 7 July 1979
Of all the hundreds of white boys who fell in love with the blues, few used the idiom with such brilliance as Lowell George. Singer, guitarist, writer and producer, he leaves a legacy which is up there with the very best popular music of the Seventies. RICHARD WILLIAMS pays tribute.
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