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329:Hot Country Singles & Tracks
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38:The Last of the True Believers
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135:Jim Rooney and Nanci Griffith
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347:One Fair Summer Evening
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361:The Dust Bowl Symphony
69:(Nashville, Tennessee)
1253:Poor Little Rich Girl
848:Walking Away a Winner
838:Walking Away a Winner
1355:Nanci Griffith songs
1221:Lexington Woolworths
740:A Collection of Hits
714:Burnin' Old Memories
930:Teach Your Children
869:Clown in Your Rodeo
707:Come from the Heart
358:for her 1999 album
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1179:Greensboro sit-ins
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