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Oct 27, 2022

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Rolling Stone writer and author Rob Sheffield joins us to dissect the long, storied history of the legendary Big Star, a band with a handful of records and an indelible legacy that reaches beyond the decades of their origin.

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Oct 27, 2022

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Big Star with Rob Sheffield

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