The Tears of a Clown: The Lives and Loves of the Legendary Stardust Cowboy
John Morthland, New York Rocker, January 1982
"THIS NEXT one is called 'Arise'. It's a Western song; not a country song, a Western song. Okay, hit it, boys," commands Norman Odam, a/k/a the Legendary Stardust Cowboy.
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