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350:classic.
263:Billboard
220:Biography
129:1951–1990
1451:AllMusic
1193:. Legacy
977:(2004).
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308:number 1
300:Bea Wain
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146:Imperial
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258:airplay
179:Website
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416:(1960)
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1042:ISBN
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272:Atco
186:.com
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151:King
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