World Record Rocker - Full Performance
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Jon Locker breaks a world record by playing for five minutes through 81 guitar/bass amps.
Jon Locker breaks a world record by playing for five full minutes through 81 guitar/bass amps in the newly restored Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines. This is an extended cut of Jon Locker's performance from Iowa Life, Episode 111. https://www.pbs.org/video/world-record-rocker-0rewei/
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World Record Rocker - Full Performance
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Jon Locker breaks a world record by playing for five full minutes through 81 guitar/bass amps in the newly restored Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines. This is an extended cut of Jon Locker's performance from Iowa Life, Episode 111. https://www.pbs.org/video/world-record-rocker-0rewei/
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