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Author: John Philpott

Author and journalist John Phillpott has written for many newspapers and magazines during a career that spans more than 50 years. His latest book Go and Make the Tea, Boy! is a memoir of his days as a young reporter.
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America’s Gift, Origins of the Blues

John Philpott May 6, 2021 No Comments bluesPaul Merry

MANY books and countless articles have been written about the blues but only a few authors have dug really deep into the roots of the…

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The founding father of world music

John Philpott March 8, 2021 4 Comments bluesBrian JonesRolling Stonesworld music

The teenage John Phillpott went down to the local cinema rather than the crossroads… and there he encountered the man who was arguably the founding…

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Covering English Folk Music in the 1960s

John Philpott February 24, 2021 1 Comment English Folk musicJohn Phillpott

My home town of Rugby’s enduring legacy will always be the fact that it gave birth to a certain game involving an egg-shaped ball. It…

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