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Davy O'List

David Cavanagh, Uncut, February 2014

Davy O'List was in with the in-crowd — a prog prodigy in The Nice, a founder of Roxy Music, the proud owner of Judy Garland’s hat, sideman for Bryan Ferry and John Cale. But why did one of Britain’s most inventive guitarists disappear for over 30 years? And can he make a comeback in 2014?

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