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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Bob Harris introduces Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in concert at the BBC Television Centre in London's Shepherd's Bush in 1978.
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Billy Joel in a concert from the BBC Television Theatre, London. Introduced by Bob Harris.
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Eric Clapton in concert at the BBC Television Theatre in Shepherd's Bush from June 1977.
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Anne Nightingale presents a live concert special featuring Ian Dury and The Blockheads at the Dominion Theatre.
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John Martyn
Bob Harris introduces John Martyn in a concert from 1978 at the Collegiate Theatre, UCL, in London.
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From 1976, The Rod Stewart Group perform a Christmas concert on stage at London's Olympia.
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Bob Harris introduces Linda Ronstadt in concert at the New Victoria Theatre, London, in 1976.
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Bob Harris introduces the Kinks in concert at the Rainbow Theatre, London.
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