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Retro Rocker: Chris Issak: the new swivel-hipped King of '50s cool, played straight to the 'babes and foxes' at Massey Hall last night
Retro Rocker: Chris Issak: the new swivel-hipped King of '50s cool, played straight to the 'babes and foxes' at Massey Hall last night

Retro Rocker: Chris Issak: the new swivel-hipped King of '50s cool, played straight to the 'babes and foxes' at Massey Hall last night

Date5/3/1991
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Original Toronto Star caption: Retro Rocker: Chris Issak: the new swivel-hipped King of '50s cool, played straight to the 'babes and foxes' at Massey Hall last night.
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