Singer-Songwriters: Back To The Roots!
Dave Laing, Melody Maker, 21 June 1975
In this exclusive extract from a major new rock book, The Electric Muse, Dave Laing investigates the post-Woodstock singer/songwriter syndrome, and charts the rise in popularity of artists like John Denver, Jim Croce and Arlo Guthrie
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