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'The Tube' was the first time the plebs had gone on the television. The lunatics taking over the asylum.

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Jools Holland
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: January 24
Bandleader
Composer
Musician
Pianist
Television Presenter
London
England
Jools Miles Holland
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