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S4E32: Andrew Loog Oldham 2

Season 4, Ep. 32

This week on the podcast, we welcome legendary music manager Andrew Loog Oldham back to Rockonteurs. We’d barely scratched the service on his first episode, so back by popular demand Andrew returns with stunning tales of a lifelong love affair with music and of course, his time managing The Rolling Stones.

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