Rick Derringer: All American Boy
Gary Sperrazza!, Shakin' Street Gazette, June 1974
AND THE PATTERN continues: to rock music cultists, the real excitement and spotlights do not always lie with the finished product, the hit single. It is what goes on behind the scenes that provides much of the fascination.
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