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Chris Wenner “Not Old Enough”

February 6, 2025 Graeme Tait 0

Five years after recording his debut album at the age of 64, Wenner continues to bloom with his third offering imbued with the spirit of Laurel Canyon. Chris Wenner is something of an outlier in the […]

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