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Roy Head

Bill Millar, Soul, June 1966

THE YEAR 1965 saw the recognition of a young American performer who was soon to be hailed as the new Jerry Lee Lewis in the USA and was to fool the purist rhythm-and-blues fanatics in this country. The man – Roy Head. And the million-selling record with which he gained world-wide fame – ‘Treat Her Right’.

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