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Copy Borrow Steal Vol. 4

Copy Borrow Steal Vol. 4 In the fourth instalment of this series we’ll look at Chuck Berry’s hit that deliberately borrowed from a country tune, a song that made a four-stage transition from crooner standard to soul classic, and Bob Marley’s possibly unintended homage to a kids’ TV show. I should stress that I’m not suggesting plagiarism or other unethical actions by anybody (let’s save that for the inevitable mammoth Led Zep post). *     *     * Dykes Magic City Trio - Ida Red (1927).mp3 Bob Wills [...]