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Born on This Day in 1946, the Beach-Bum Philosopher Who Made Leisure a Way of Life

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  • Folk songs icon Simon & Garfunkel

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  • Marissa Nadler Travels Through Space and Different Times on 10th Album ‘New Radiations’

  • Sandy Denny Wrote This Classic Song and Delivered the Ultimate Performance With Fairport Convention

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  • On This Day in 1962, Bob Dylan Went Into the Studio to Record the Song That Introduced Him to the World

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  • Jimi Hendrix, artist behind harpsichord instrumental feature in "Burning of the Midnight Lamp"

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