English: Photo of John Ford Coley from a 1976 Billboard ad. No one mentioned in the ad marked it as copyrighted; the copyright for Billboard would not apply to the ad. There are no copyright marks on the ad.
England Dan and John Ford Coley; this is a "thank you" ad by them to the music business. Big Tree Records, their record label and Susan Joseph of Twin Trumpets Productions, their personal manager.
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