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Baker's Dozen

Artists discuss the 13 records that shaped their lives

13. Procol HarumA Salty Dog

They were a contemporary of mine and were the British equivalent of The Band. They were incredibly original with songs that still sound good today. I record very few covers, but one of them is on my new album – a Gary Brooker and Keith Reid song called The Devil Came From Kansas. I just wanted to pay a tribute to a great British band.

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