musicOct 5, 202146:19pending

The late Commander Cody and other enthusiastic smokers

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White-hot, pressing topics kicked around the rock and roll park this week include … can heavy metal ever be sexy?, why the Beatles would have made the greatest Unplugged act, the return of Scritti Politti, good deals in charity shops, what made Status Quo swing, how Jim Morrison wrecked the legacy of the Doors, the Floyd and the Stones discovering disco, Barry Ryan RIP and why Best Record polls in old music papers still get our goat.

Rock stars smoking: https://art-sheep.com/old-photographs-of-musicians-smoking-their-cigarettes/

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