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Peter Shapiro played a short while with the Charlatans before he formed The Marbles. The Charlatans had a Cowboy look that folks in the Height adopted. They were not Country-Western, but more like a Jug Band. My kindred, Mel Lyman, played in Jim Kweskin’s Jug Band. Jim married Jessie Benton who father painted a mural titled ‘The Sources of Country Music’. In CNN’s piece on The British Invasion, it is said these musicians across the pond reintroduced American Music to America. ‘Act Natually’ is CW. Christine Rosamond would have done well to render Country Art. Rena would have been a star as a cowgirl model.

Jon Presco

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Another heavy country music influence on the early Beatles’ repertoire came from Carl Perkins. The definitive rockabilly performer, Perkins was a truly original stylist who could write catchy, original songs and play hot lead guitar. He made his breakthrough in 1956…