Marc Bolan
Steve Turner, Beat Instrumental, February 1971
AT THE DAWN of Britain's history Marc Bolan was a bard; in 1956 he served in the 2 I's coffee house to the skiffling rhythms of Tommy Steele and Adam Faith and then in 1970 he sang 'Ride A White Swan' on Top Of The Pops.
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