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Sep 2023
1h 44m

WWWOA 92: Marc Mann

ORNY ADAMS
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Musician, composer, conductor Grammy winner and friend Marc Mann has played with George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Prince, Eric Clapton, Jeff Lynn and Electric Light Orchestra, Tom Petty, Danny Elfman, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sheryl Crow, Madonna, Neil Diamond, Neil Young, Barbra Streisand, John Fogerty and many more and he is Orny’s guest today. 

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