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Ed Ward
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(d. 2021)Rock critic and historian who wrote for Rolling Stone, Cream, and Crawdaddy magazines. Author of The History of Rock & Roll, Volume 1: 1920-1963 and co-author of Rock of Ages: The Rolling Stone History of Rock & Roll.
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Ike Turner was an American rhythm-and-blues and soul performer and producer who was best known for his work with Tina Turner. Ike Turner began playing piano as a child and by the late 1940s had played with a number of the leading blues musicians in the Mississippi Delta region. While in high school…
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