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172:Deke Leonard
160:Ducks Deluxe
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70:(2020-05-17)
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1391:2020 deaths
1386:1946 births
1040:"Biography"
1001:"Review of
976:"Tyla Gang"
833:Bad Trouble
568:Bad Trouble
541:The Inmates
416:Pete Thomas
386:Solo career
296:The Winkies
188:Third World
68:17 May 2020
1380:Categories
1186:. Allmusic
1162:089919026X
927:References
904:(1996) EMI
820:Guest List
742:(1983) RCA
736:(1981) RCA
692:(1983) RCA
655:(2007) Hux
643:(1978) RCA
637:(1975) RCA
619:(1974) RCA
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473:guitarist
363:John McCoy
349:Bob Geldof
242:Ken Whaley
47:1946-08-03
32:Birth name
870:Spitballs
850:(1973) UA
801:The Force
722:Sean Tyla
709:Moonproof
703:Yachtless
494:Dingwalls
483:The Force
465:The Force
442:in 1981.
428:Joan Jett
356:Moonproof
311:Yachtless
307:Beserkley
270:Tyla Gang
250:Tim Roper
226:in 2004.
168:Joan Jett
152:Sean Tyla
124:1971–2020
60:, England
25:Sean Tyla
1364:6 August
1358:AllMusic
1315:4 August
1289:10 March
1190:1 August
1168:17 March
1141:(1981).
1123:1 August
1098:3 August
1046:10 March
1015:6 August
946:AllMusic
629:Jumpin'
378:through
337:pub-rock
323:wrote: "
319:(1981),
254:Pub rock
138:seantyla
94:pub rock
1337:31 July
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537:Stretch
396:The Who
133:Website
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922:(2007)
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790:(2004)
784:(1971)
771:(1981)
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508:Return
498:Camden
170:, and
154:(born
77:Genres
54:Barlow
1119:. BBC
1094:. BBC
574:Death
1366:2010
1339:2010
1317:2020
1291:2014
1265:2010
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1192:2010
1170:2019
1157:ISBN
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596:ISBN
586:Book
539:and
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335:his
325:Punk
140:.com
84:Rock
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