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Mark Kennedy, Legendary Australian Drummer For Spectrum, Ayers Rock And Leo Sayer, Dies Aged 74

by Paul Cashmere

Mark Kennedy, the legendary drummer who powered Spectrum, Ayers Rock, and Leo Sayer’s band for two decades, has died in Victoria following a terminal illness.

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