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"The best music history writing online!" says Mike Degen of "Deeg's Poems" on Substack. It's rock, records, and radio, as we go behind the scenes of my years in FM rock radio and the record biz in the '70s & '80s!

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Rock, Records 'n' Radio! Years in FM radio & the record biz inform the one-of-a-kind FR&B content! All-access music discovery, commentary & analysis make FR&B stand uniquely alone on the 'Stack! "The best music history writing online!"-Mike Degen