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“All the Way From Memphis”

FOR IAN HUNTER, the tale of a mislaid guitar has been the bones to the English glam-rockers’ 1973 classic “All The Way From Memphis.” But now, 50 years later, he wants to set the record straight about the forgotten “six-string razor” that sets the tale in motion.

“That was really a bit of poetic licence,” Hunter admits. “[] Mick Ralphs’ guitar was actually stolen at a gig in Long Island a little earlier on our American tour

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