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THE APOSTLE — Paolo Hewitt is converted by Bruce Springsteen on the River tour (Melody Maker, 1981). Plus Paolo hears about "the death of rhythm and blues" from writer Nelson George (NME, 1989) and survives "seven mental nights" on the American road with Oasis (Select, 1996)…
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