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968:liner notes
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660:- Keyboards
616:Hank DeVito
567:June Carter
422:A.P. Carter
263:Gail Davies
142:White Shoes
1589:Categories
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1196:Evangeline
901:References
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634:Vince Gill
506:White Line
462:"Bad News"
195:White Line
131:chronology
1453:Last Date
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598:Personnel
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1330:) (1987)
1244:Bluebird
1228:Thirteen
1204:Cimarron
886:cassette
708:- Fiddle
308:Allmusic
160:Thirteen
117:Producer
57:Recorded
49:Released
39: by
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1109:Singles
1028:June 8,
925:May 11,
860:Format
854:Region
672:- Drums
178:Singles
164:(1986)
155:(1985)
146:(1983)
82:Country
1537:(2007)
1499:(1980)
1472:(1998)
1469:Spyboy
1464:(1992)
1456:(1982)
1429:(2005)
1421:(1994)
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