A letter about the legacy of "Stairway to Heaven" leads Brian and Murdock to the story of unsung guitar hero Randy California, his band, and the break that never fully broke for him.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_California

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Grove_(music_club)

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-02-09/ed-pearl-dead-ash-grove

https://www.facebook.com/TheCollegeOfRockAndRollKnowledge/posts/today-we-are-remembering-the-late-randy-californiarandy-california-who-was-born-/2676305559076803/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Cassidy

http://randycaliforniaandspirit.com/biography/

https://www.masterguitarschool.com/post/cognitive-dissonance-incarnated

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manny%27s_Music

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chas_Chandler

https://www.npr.org/2020/03/09/813763864/led-zeppelin-wins-copyright-dispute-over-stairway-to-heaven

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_(band)

https://recordcollectormag.com/articles/spirit

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stairway_to_Heaven

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurus_(instrumental)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicky_Hopkins#Other_groups

https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/spirit-randy-california-mark-andes

https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2019-classic-rock-riffs-loophole/

https://www.musicologize.com/stairway-taurus-discussion/

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-9th-circuit/1955114.html

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