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Sep 2021
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Bonus Sounds: James' dad - Johnnie Frier...

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James sits down with his dad David Acaster to talk about the Johnnie Frierson album Have You Been Good To Yourself. They chat about the records played in the house growing up, the musical game they played when James was young and the 2016 mixtape he made for his dad.

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