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The Heart Of Blue-Collar Rock

Geoffrey Himes, Musician, August 1981

The voices of the American working class, a gritty chorus or struggle, boredom, and uneasy weekend refuge, are heard in the music of the Iron City Houserockers, Bill Blue and Beaver Brown.

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