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1172:That's What Cowboys Do
714:Learning to Live Again
231:Background and writing
91:(Nashville, Tennessee)
1228:Where Your Road Leads
597:Friends in Low Places
18:Rodeo (Juvenile song)
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1056:Huey Lewis
821:The Change
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807:The Fever
733:In Pieces
690:The Chase
678:The River
657:Shameless
587:No Fences
575:The Dance
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