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553:on trumpet,
533:) hosted by
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494:Grammy Award
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164:Years active
113:(1984-08-07)
2753:1984 deaths
2748:1935 births
2489:Kent, David
2466:. Rovi Corp
2363:January 22,
2220:youtube.com
2169:. p. 3246.
1998:Filmography
1911:Johnny Otis
1590:Hello Walls
1008:Performance
788:Discography
541:on guitar,
462:–Review of
408:James Brown
404:King Curtis
290:Johnny Otis
288:, owned by
2742:Categories
2670:Release Me
2414:2023-04-16
2389:2023-04-16
2312:. p. 3247.
2264:089919026X
2057:References
2049:Soul Train
2003:Television
1957:Bobby Nunn
1472:Release Me
1340:"Misery"*
839:Release Me
592:crossovers
590:and disco
555:Steve Khan
373:Release Me
339:Mel Walker
302:stage name
264:Early life
225:Release Me
155:Occupation
94:1935-12-23
69:Birth name
2464:All Music
2384:Billboard
2270:March 10,
1118:Kudu/CTI
1071:Kudu/CTI
1047:Kudu/CTI
965:Kudu/CTI
944:Kudu/CTI
778:Kudu/CTI
754:Kudu/CTI
730:Kudu/CTI
710:Atlantic
681:Category
431:in 1970.
327:Billboard
259:Biography
2491:(1993).
2243:(1981).
1939:Dominoes
1919:US Dance
1641:Moonglow
1142:Mercury
867:Atlantic
781:Nominee
775:R&B
757:Nominee
751:R&B
733:Nominee
727:R&B
713:Nominee
707:R&B
539:Joe Beck
455:overdubs
420:Roulette
391:' song "
367:Comeback
298:Phillips
177:Atlantic
158:Vocalist
2648:Singles
2591:Discogs
2470:July 7,
2438:July 7,
2216:(video)
1264:R&B
1248:Single
1238:Singles
823:R&B
693:Result
672:History
626:Compton
578:critic
484:label,
425:Burnin'
389:Beatles
387:of the
300:as her
274:Houston
221:country
215:" and "
209:R&B
205:R&B
187:, Lenox
185:Mercury
141:country
129:R&B
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793:Albums
690:Label
687:Genre
684:Title
615:Carson
517:Top 20
475:(1981)
464:Burnin
383:. Her
318:Robins
245:Grammy
223:song "
199:(born
173:Labels
125:Genres
2516:late.
2078:Ebony
1885:1983
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718:1972
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678:Year
619:liver
609:Death
505:disco
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385:cover
361:Lelan
278:Watts
249:disco
237:blues
133:blues
2565:2012
2539:2012
2497:ISBN
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2272:2019
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817:Jazz
603:Muse
511:'s "
482:Kudu
449:and
241:soul
239:and
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149:soul
145:jazz
120:, US
108:Died
103:, US
88:Born
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