Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (L-to-R: Russell Simins, Jon Spencer and Judah Bauer) Photo: Courtesy of Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
With no-frills rock’n’roll outfits like Boss Hog, Pussy Galore and the Blues Explosion, Jon Spencer has been twisting blues, rock and hip hop into new shapes for three decades.
He sits down with Sam Wicks to trawl through a selection of deep cuts from some of his seminal influences.
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Song: Son of Sam
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