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We spin the reels of the rock and roll fruit machine this week and get the following pay-outs \\u2026

\\u2026 the preposterous present they gave Bobby Charlton when he retired.

... \\u201cthe leaning man from Alabam\\u201d.

\\u2026 \\u2018Skinny Minnie Shimmy\\u2019 by Lattie Moore And The Emperors and other apparently fictitious rock and roll hits.

\\u2026 a Radio One DJ who was also an actor, erotic sculptor, travel writer, sheep farmer, flamenco guitarist and ballet dancer. Why has no-one made a film of the life of Mike Raven?

\\u2026 why Born To Run was \\u201ca quantum leap\\u201d, the record where Springsteen wanted \\u201cto sing like Roy Orbison and write like Bob Dylan on an album that sounded like it was produced by Phil Spector\\u201d.

\\u2026 a leaked 1982 Radio One memo of ground rules for DJs! \\u201cDon\\u2019t resort to \\u2018common talk\\u2019 in a pathetic attempt at humour.\\u201d \\u201cYou can say Cornflakes but not Shredded Wheat \\u2026\\u201d

\\u2026 how rock is adopting the Gilbert & Sullivan business model.  

\\u2026 Richard Thompson, Steve Cropper, John Fahey, Hubert Sumlin \\u2026 : who\\u2019s the greatest guitarist of all time?

\\u2026 the story-spinning genius of John Prine.

\\u2026 the afterlife of the Love Affair.

\\u2026 Ernest \\u2018Boom\\u2019 Carter\\u2019s brief but marvellous moment of glory.

\\u2026 and birthday guest Giles Fraser wonders at what point a band shouldn\\u2019t use their original name.

Rolling Stone\\u2019s top 250 guitarists \\u2026

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-guitarists-1234814010/nile-rodgers-5-1234814197/

The amazing story of Mike Raven \\u2026

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Raven

Everybody\\u2019s in the Mood by Howlin\\u2019 Wolf \\u2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV0gDlzEnYU

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