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2008:Roberts, David (2006).
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1854:"A Christmas Tribute"
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1244:"Woman Without Love"
674:Peak chart positions
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147:Early life and career
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369:I Still Miss Someone
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1606:"Still Loving You"
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1118:"Come On and Sing"
886:"Belonging to You"
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781:"Why Why Bye Bye"
380:More of the Rocker
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194:In 1956, he won a
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133:Robert Glynn Luman
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119:Years active
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3386:1937 births
3346:Faron Young
3321:Chubby Wise
3280:Dottie West
3275:Kitty Wells
3250:Justin Tubb
3245:Ernest Tubb
3155:Leon Rhodes
3125:Webb Pierce
3080:Bill Monroe
3060:Rose Maddox
3000:Hal Ketchum
2960:Sonny James
2935:Goldie Hill
2930:Hoot Hester
2905:Tom T. Hall
2900:Theron Hale
2890:Jack Greene
2875:Troy Gentry
2770:Patsy Cline
2750:Johnny Cash
2675:Chet Atkins
2665:Eddy Arnold
2660:Jack Anglin
2634:Chris Young
2609:Gene Watson
2594:Keith Urban
2584:Josh Turner
2559:Mike Snider
2529:Don Schlitz
2429:Del McCoury
2339:Diamond Rio
2329:John Conlee
2319:Terri Clark
2299:Clint Black
1022:"The File"
698:CAN Country
423:Discography
365:Johnny Cash
353:Autry Inman
223:on guitar,
217:backup band
157:Nacogdoches
3380:Categories
3235:Mel Tillis
3220:Texas Ruby
3210:Red Sovine
3195:Carl Smith
3160:Tex Ritter
3150:Jim Reeves
3145:Del Reeves
3130:Ray Pillow
3040:Ira Louvin
3025:Bobby Lord
2965:Norma Jean
2945:Jan Howard
2880:Don Gibson
2845:Holly Dunn
2835:Roy Drusky
2825:Danny Dill
2820:Joe Diffie
2715:The Browns
2619:Mark Wills
2614:The Whites
2569:Pam Tillis
2369:The Isaacs
2359:Vince Gill
2344:Sara Evans
2324:Luke Combs
2284:Bobby Bare
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903:"Hey Joe"
684:US Country
443:US Country
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141:rockabilly
110:Instrument
102:Occupation
96:rockabilly
47:1937-04-15
32:Birth name
3205:Hank Snow
3135:Ray Price
3045:Bob Luman
2865:Curly Fox
2860:Red Foley
2760:Roy Clark
2650:Roy Acuff
2489:Jon Pardi
2314:Henry Cho
2090:Bob Luman
1893:Bob Luman
1827:Bob Luman
647:Bob Luman
330:Las Vegas
308:Nashville
293:Billboard
283:Billboard
169:harmonica
153:Blackjack
123:1956–1978
25:Bob Luman
3326:Del Wood
654:Polydor
478:Hickory
416:Rain Man
402:and the
211:For the
171:player.
2111:Singles
671:Single
661:Singles
285:Hot 100
213:Hayride
179:Kilgore
137:country
92:Country
2394:Lady A
2097:Albums
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677:Album
448:Label
438:Album
428:Albums
394:Legacy
165:guitar
161:fiddle
113:Guitar
88:Genres
83:, U.S.
61:Origin
56:, U.S.
1874:1978
1791:1977
1715:1976
1673:1975
1631:1974
1560:1973
1486:1972
1427:1971
1344:1970
1261:1969
1193:1968
1135:1967
1081:1966
1019:1964
937:1963
866:1962
819:1961
757:1960
712:1959
668:Year
643:1978
631:1977
619:1976
614:Epic
581:1974
568:1973
543:1972
522:1971
510:1970
498:1969
493:Epic
483:1968
468:1965
453:1960
435:Year
288:chart
276:," a
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