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April 23, 2020 100 mins
This week we talk about how Felix Pappalardi rose to fame as a songwriter in the 60's folk scene, before becoming a rock icon with bands like Cream and Mountain. Drugs and alcohol took a toll on his career, then caused his marriage to become tumultuous. When he told his wife he had fallen in love with someone else, she decided that if she couldn't have Felix, then nobody could.

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FELIX PAPPALARDI LINKS:

https://www.epicrights.com/the-ballad-of-felix-pappalardi/

https://www.allmusic.com/artist/felix-pappalardi-mn0000140411/biography

http://www.experiencewoodstock.com/Felix-Pappalardi.html

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/felix-pappalardi-mountain-ex-wife-dead/

https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/gail-collins-lyricist-killed-felix-pappalardi-found-dead-article-1.1698818

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/overnight-tryst-jealous-wife-led-death-rock-legend-shooter-laugh-article-1.121655

https://www.goldminemag.com/articles/story-band-mountain

https://www.loudersound.com/features/felix-pappalardi-meets-a-tragic-end

https://www.goldminemag.com/articles/quirky-chat-corky-laing

https://books.google.com/books?id=PtpkCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA175&lpg=PA175&dq=was+felix+pappalardi+in+the+army?&source=bl&ots=chrysuMed5&sig=ACfU3U0S4s5ATVfLkPeW7t99LJlonHxAhw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiGoNTVkonoAhWLtJ4KHaLMDEcQ6AEwCnoECA8QAQ

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/04/18/nyregion/record-producer-slain-police-charge-his-wife.htm

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