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It is announced that Michael Eavis, founder and organiser of the Glastonbury Festival, has been awarded a CBE in the Queen's Honours List. The singer Joe Cocker receives an OBE.Full article:
Michael Eavis : I've spent 37 years running my show and trying to curry favour with the authorities just to make it happen. I'm so pleased not only for myself, but for the hundreds and perhaps thousands of people who have had faith in me and supported my ideas through thick and thin.
Joe Cocker : I am humbled to be in such illustrious company, along with many other British musicians that I admire.
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Joe Cocker : I am humbled to be in such illustrious company, along with many other British musicians that I admire.