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1372:Leon Taylor
813:The Shadows
752:Count Basie
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717:Chet Atkins
685:the Dakotas
367:Chet Atkins
353:"Perfidia"
166:, ZapatĂłn,
160:the Shadows
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103:contrafact
37:guitarist
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988:See also
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670:Cash Box
659:Misirlou
617:Fugitive
552:Released
478:and the
427:Flamenco
403:Cash Box
306:Top Rank
244:Released
148:In 1957
1435:Surfing
1158:Cashbox
973:Flipped
949:Matinee
666:Hot 100
639:(1964)
635:Memphis
630:(1964)
621:(1963)
386:Hot 100
373:-based
355:(1960)
350:(1960)
341:(1959)
300:(USA),
91:Romberg
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560:Length
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371:Tacoma
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271:Length
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203:Single
124:, and
1550:Songs
1290:(PDF)
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256:Genre
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1090:ISBN
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308:(UK)
249:1960
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