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1564:Ann Magnuson
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1526:Bob Thompson
1506:John Ellison
1463:Claude Jeter
1453:Melvin Goins
1430:Connie Smith
1410:Kathy Mattea
1387:Doc Williams
1362:Frank De Vol
1270:Bill Withers
1230:George Crumb
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503:"Old Rachel"
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314:Cowboy Copas
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1715:1897 births
1612:Mayf Nutter
1597:Larry Groce
1478:Tim O'Brien
1420:Butch Miles
1356:Larry Combs
1255:Molly O'Day
1005:"K.C.Blues"
535:"Stackalee"
391:"Stackalee"
306:Mike Seeger
147:Instruments
130:Occupations
1709:Categories
1689:Ray Morgan
1661:Ezra Cline
1516:Russ Hicks
1473:Wayne Moss
1372:Don Redman
1328:Red Sovine
1116:October 5,
1087:October 3,
1020:References
1008:Okeh 45452
992:Okeh 45378
976:Okeh 45361
960:Okeh 45361
944:Okeh 45425
928:Okeh 45570
925:"The Deal"
912:Okeh 45570
896:Okeh 45378
864:Okeh 45425
848:Okeh 45274
832:Okeh 45258
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362:Okeh 45064
298:John Fahey
294:Doc Watson
278:folk music
252:Ohio River
232:coal miner
139:songwriter
71:1897-03-20
48:Hutchison
1458:Ray Goins
1405:Billy Cox
1377:Nat Reese
1288:Ann Baker
302:Bob Dylan
282:Stackalee
222:Biography
159:harmonica
121:old-timey
1511:Ed Haley
1050:AllMusic
880:Unissued
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351:Notes
339:Matrix
324:, and
177:Labels
156:vocals
153:Guitar
104:Genres
99:, U.S.
81:, U.S.
1621:Class
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