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Ed Sheeran found this record in a second-hand store - now it's finally getting attention
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- It was also a bit of welcome recognition as well.
- After buying a copy of Allan Taylor's 1978 LP The Traveller, Ed Sheeran may have spotted something of a kindred spirit in his fellow singer-songwriter.
- Taylor started out performing in pubs and bars, sleeping on floors and sofas with his guitar and little else, several decades before Sheeran began his career on a similar path.
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BBCAllan Taylor spent 60 years on the folk scene before retiring earlier this year When Ed Sheeran recently declared his love for an obscure album he had unearthed in a second-hand record shop in New York, it was big a surprise to the English singer who made it almost 50 years ago.
It was also a bit of welcome recognition as well.
After buying a copy of Allan Taylor's 1978 LP The Traveller, Ed Sheeran may have spotted something of a kindred spirit in his fellow singer-songwriter.
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