The Rolling Stones

By A1 Mark Mark Nomad started hearing music that his parents played on the radio when he was young. He remembers that there was a big deal about Elvis going off to the army. When the Beatles hit, that showed him what he wanted to do with his life. At 14 he started playing in a band and has never stopped playing...

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