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4. Comedian Ian Stone on how The Jam changed his life and growing up in the 70s

4. Comedian Ian Stone on how The Jam changed his life and growing up in the 70s

Update: 2020-08-19

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Comedian Ian Stone tells us how grim growing up in Britain could be in the 1970s - and how hearing The Jam for the first time changed his life. In a highly entertaining interview, Ian also discusses other memorable gigs of his youth, including The Clash, Sham 69 and Dexy's Midnight Runners. Ian's memoir, 'To Be Someone' is published by Unbound.

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4. Comedian Ian Stone on how The Jam changed his life and growing up in the 70s

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