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Tag Archives: Jim Simpson
Book review: GET YER ‘AIR CUT by Alan Clayson

Oldcastle Books [Publication date 17.09.24] They say you should always try and start a book with a bang, or at least a significant event. Alan Clayson’s ‘Get Yer Air Cut’ most certainly does that, opening with a 15 year old’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Ace Keffor, Alan Clayson, Black Sabbath, book, Dave Berry, Dick Taylor, Frank Zappa, Get Yer 'Air Cut, Jim Simpson, John Lennon, Lennart Wrigholm, Mick Pini, Phil May, PJ Proby, review, Screaming Lord Such, The Beatles, The Move, The Pretty Things, The Rolling Stones, The Walker Brothers
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Book review: SKY TRAILS & PIE TALES – by Trev Turley

The Cherished Synapse [March 2022] Trevor Turley’s ‘Sky Trails & Pie Tales’ is described as an autobiographical memoir and for the most part that of a semi-pro musician. It’s a heart felt work that celebrates an ongoing musical heritage driven … Continue reading
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Tagged 3AM, author, Autumn, bass, Cactus, Ginger, Jim Simpson, Joe Anderton, King Crimson, Labyrinthus, Larry Homer, Malaya Blue, Nick & The Dogs, Random Earth Project, review, Sky Trails & Pie Tales, Still, Stray, The Beatles, The Blue Bones Boogie Band, The Mojo Preachers, The Shadows, Trapeze, Trevor Turley, Trevor Turley & Friends, UFO
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Book review: DONT WORRY ‘BOUT THE BEAR (From the Blues to Jazz, Rock & Roll and Black Sabbath) by Jim Simpson with Ron Simpson

Brewin Books [Publication date 22.06.2019] Jim Simpson’s ‘Don’t Worry ‘Bout The Bear’ – the title comes from a Doctor Ross song written for the author– is a down to earth account of his 60 plus years in the music business, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bakerloo, Big Bear Records, Black Sabbath, blues, book, Buddy Guy, Champion Jack Dupree, Doctor Ross, Don Arden, Don't Worry 'Bout The Bear, Don't Worry 'Bout The Bear - From the Blues to Jazz, Humphrey Lyttleton, Jasper Carrott, jazz, Jazz Rag, Jesse Fuller, Jim Simpson, Locomotive, Miles Davis, prog, review, rock, Rock & Roll and Black Sabbath, Ron Simpson, ska, Tea & Symphony, Val Wiseman
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