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BYE BYE BABY — R.I.P. Les McKeown (1955-2021): Colin Irwin hangs out backstage at Top Of The Pops with the Bay City Rollers (1974)... and Angus Batey hears how Meat Loaf first met Bat Out Of Hell mastermind Jim Steinman (1947-2021). Plus Louise Criscione hears about 'Louie Louie' from the Kingsmen's Mike Mitchell (1944-2021) in 1966 and Frank Owen meets Digital Underground's Shock G (1963-2021) in 1989…
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