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Why Freddie Mercury Wanted To Stop One of Queen’s Most Iconic Guitar Solos

Why Freddie Mercury Wanted To Stop One of Queen’s Most Iconic Guitar Solos

Steven Tyler of rock group Aerosmith in his 1956 Mercedes Benz 220S at Jamaica Pond, Boston MA October 9, 1975

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