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459:Alan Clark, Philip Douglas, Tony Marty
165:Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now
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238:country music charts, including "
644:B. James Lowry - electric guitar
608:Mike Brignardello - bass guitar
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994:"Curb Drops Clark Family Suit"
852:"Meanwhile Back at the Ranch"
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187:The Next Great American Band
750:Meanwhile Back at the Ranch
567:Aaron Clark - bass guitar,
562:The Clark Family Experience
490:Meanwhile Back at the Ranch
470:"Tell Me What You Wanna Do"
314:February 27, 2001
305:The Clark Family Experience
286:The Clark Family Experience
277:The Clark Family Experience
240:Meanwhile Back at the Ranch
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159:". A Top 20 hit on the
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422:"It'll Always Be You"
212:The Nashville Network
33:Rocky Mount, Virginia
1135:Curb Records artists
629:- pedal steel guitar
603:Additional musicians
584:Andrew Clark - drums
546:Greg Barnhill, Lamar
456:"When I Look at You"
256:Chapter 7 bankruptcy
216:Live From Las Vegas.
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911:"Popular Uprisings"
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622:pedal steel guitar
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515:Bruce, Bill Decker
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512:"Just Emily"
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391:"Going Away"
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97:Ashley Clark
95:Andrew Clark
85:Past members
51:Years active
1083:October 29,
1053:October 29,
657:Biff Watson
648:Brent Mason
618:Dan Dugmore
612:Larry Byrom
530:Holly Lamar
132:), Andrew (
122:bass guitar
89:Aaron Clark
1119:Categories
1006:2007-12-27
979:2007-12-27
946:2007-12-27
896:2007-12-27
867:References
732:US Country
669:Glenn Worf
475:Marv Green
356:Tim McGraw
318:2001-02-27
250:Bankruptcy
230:Tim McGraw
226:Faith Hill
175:bankruptcy
151:Signed to
120:), Aaron (
93:Alan Clark
91:Adam Clark
1073:Billboard
1043:Billboard
1025:Billboard
919:Billboard
700:Billboard
688:position
557:Personnel
405:"Because"
380:Writer(s)
235:Billboard
198:Biography
162:Billboard
142:keyboards
55:2000–2002
890:Allmusic
635:- fiddle
576:mandolin
571:, vocals
347:Producer
311:Released
303: by
146:Virginia
126:mandolin
70:Spinoffs
723:Single
713:Singles
665:- drums
331:Country
316: (
44:Country
844:Video
589:fiddle
383:Length
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130:fiddle
118:vocals
114:guitar
60:Labels
40:Genres
35:, U.S.
29:Origin
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857:2002
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841:Year
810:Notes
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720:Year
596:Dobro
377:Title
337:Label
327:Genre
134:drums
1085:2019
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686:Peak
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354:and
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