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recorded a different "Three O'Clock Blues" (Vocalion 04294).
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1634:Someday Baby
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2169:Blues Roots
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1913:Bukka White
1770:Black Night
1756:Other songs
1401:Live albums
1375:Reflections
1336:Deuces Wild
1144:Discography
785:Hal Leonard
691:. pp.
641:Delta Blues
581:Ace Records
436:musicians.
421:RPM Records
222:, such as "
189:Bob Geddins
2546:1946 songs
2540:Categories
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2080:Vernon Guy
2010:Ike Turner
1627:Sugar Mama
1133:B. B. King
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636:Gioia, Ted
615:. London:
595:Monkey Joe
579:. London:
533:References
508:for their
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468:on piano.
466:Ike Turner
2271:Rocket 88
2100:Leon Blue
1511:The Blues
1248:King Size
1216:Guess Who
997:March 15,
781:The Blues
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577:B.B. King
479:Billboard
377:B.B. King
260:B.B. King
200:Ted Gioia
158:B.B. King
120:Down Beat
117:Down Town
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327:Blues
322:Genre
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909:OCLC
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