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The Cadillacs

Pete Grendysa, Bear Family, 1995

IN JANUARY, 1956, a skinny and bespectacled 16-year old laid down his dollar and got 11 cents change and a shiny new 45rpm record (resplendent in beige and tan with a "J O Z" cryptogram on the label) in return.

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