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Lead vocalist of the Nazareth rock bank, Dan McCafferty shrieks like janis Joplin with a sore throat, according to critic Steven Davey who last night (...)
Lead vocalist of the Nazareth rock bank, Dan McCafferty shrieks like janis Joplin with a sore throat, according to critic Steven Davey who last night (...)

Lead vocalist of the Nazareth rock bank, Dan McCafferty shrieks like janis Joplin with a sore throat, according to critic Steven Davey who last night (...)

Date5/3/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: Lead vocalist of the Nazareth rock bank; Dan McCafferty shrieks like janis Joplin with a sore throat; according to critic Steven Davey who last night covered concert at Maple leaf Gardens. Davey says band concentrated more on displaying its gadgetry than its songs. Co-headliners Bebop Deluxe fared better with audience.
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