
The Shadows and the chequered tale of the first British rock’n’roll band
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Martin Simpson got backstage when he was 15 and met Jimmy Reed and Big Joe Williams and it changed his life forever. He’s been on the folk circuit ever since, still at the top of his game and with the wealth of knowledge...
Martin Simpson’s 60 years on the folk circuit ‘making people cry for a living’ is an episode from Word In Your Ear by Word In Your Ear. Martin Simpson got backstage when he was 15 and met Jimmy Reed and Big Joe Williams and it changed his l...
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Published Aug 19, 2026, 50:25 long, audio available.