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Story Behind The Song: Young John Watson – Space Guitar

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October 2, 2025
by Vintage Rock

Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson is best remembered as a 70s funk artist, but back in the 50s, as a teenager called Young John Watson, he cut one of the most extraordinary…

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On this day in 1972, 39-year-old Clyde McPhatter, who performed with The Dominoes and founded The Drifters before starting a solo career, died in his sleep after years of alcohol abuse left him with heart, liver, and kidney disease. youtu.be/XrqW1EBLyJA pic.twitter.com/jj49FTsmug

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A low-budget movie designed to cash in on the emergence of rock’n’roll, Jamboree captured performances by Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, Carl Perkins, Charlie Gracie and others… vintagerockmag.com/2023/05/ja… pic.twitter.com/rgLrOTgf1b

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On this day in 1957, Elvis released the single (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear. It would eventually hit No.1 on the Billboard, staying there for seven weeks. pic.twitter.com/22cXYCY2eE

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