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To understand the weight of the collective breath being held by fans around the world, one must revisit the sheer sonic impact Dave Edmunds had on the landscape of modern music. He was more than a performer; he was a preservationist and an architect. At a time when rock was drifting toward the bloated excesses of the mid-70s, Edmunds acted as a grounding force, pulling the genre back to its roots in rockabilly and pure, unadulterated rhythm and blues.
