Robert Palmer quote ✍️

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I had an invitation to contribute a track to a Robert Johnson tribute album, and it was the first time I'd done anything like that in my life. I was not brought up with the blues or anything like that, and I really, really enjoyed it.
E.g. Puccini’s Che gelida manina
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Hint 1 meaning
An air or song; a melody; a tune.
Hint 2 anagram
ARAI
Hint 3 another clue
Solo
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