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Byrd McDaniel, The Conversation
Play along: How air guitaring became a serious sport
An ethnomusicologist traces the origins of the practice, from early 20th century 'air conductors' to Joe Cocker's air riffing at Woodstock.
Byrd McDaniel, The Conversation
· May 06, 2019 · 11:30 pm
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