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829:"Another Margie's Boogie"
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522:"Good Thing Queen Part I"
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1498:2021 deaths
1493:1939 births
1442:October 17,
1404:Minneapolis
1354:October 17,
1319:. pp.
1313:Minneapolis
1246:October 17,
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616:Johnny Otis
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341:Discography
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256:Johnny Otis
198:Lloyd Glenn
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178:Bobby Bland
174:Johnny Otis
158:hit singles
128:margieevans
1487:Categories
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1273:. p.
1156:References
824:Publisher
818:BMI Work #
710:One track
688:One track
619:One track
582:Cuttin' Up
573:Vocals on
290:Bo Diddley
275:'s album,
264:Cuttin' Up
252:Billy Ward
160:on the US
89:Instrument
45:1939-07-17
30:Birth name
1438:. Wirz.de
1271:Routledge
1128:# 908825
1113:# 861502
1098:# 734905
1083:# 734905
640:Fritz Rau
470:Producer
362:Producer
221:Ma Rainey
163:Billboard
1349:AllMusic
1208:AllMusic
1181:(1996).
1144:See also
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896:# 329426
881:# 232686
866:# 207852
848:# 127657
821:Composer
570:Producer
1124:"Loser"
833:# 47034
454:Singles
322:at the
206:Al Bell
167:R&B
123:Website
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564:Artist
346:Albums
248:gospel
208:, and
154:gospel
144:(born
107:Labels
92:Vocals
71:Genres
1321:142/4
815:Title
561:Title
464:Title
356:Title
170:chart
150:blues
75:Blues
1444:2012
1416:ISBN
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1248:2012
1215:2012
784:2016
762:1994
740:1989
715:1985
693:1985
671:1982
649:1982
624:1981
613:Epic
602:1970
589:Epic
578:1969
558:Year
535:1979
519:1977
505:1973
491:1973
475:1973
461:Year
434:1996
418:1996
402:1990
386:1983
367:1982
353:Year
303:and
292:and
262:and
227:and
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130:.com
59:Died
39:Born
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