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745:Quincy Jones
729:Les FantĂ´mes
712:The Ventures
700:Johnny Smith
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1620:Discography
1575:New Orleans
1364:Gerry McGee
1361:Leon Taylor
802:The Shadows
741:Count Basie
720:(featuring
706:Chet Atkins
674:the Dakotas
356:Chet Atkins
342:"Perfidia"
155:, ZapatĂłn,
149:the Shadows
139:Chet Atkins
133:Chet Atkins
84:Hammerstein
54:arrangement
43:Chet Atkins
34:recorded a
1641:1954 songs
1635:Categories
1375:Mel Taylor
1353:Don Wilson
1301:Full Focus
1243:2014-10-15
1216:2018-04-03
1192:2015-12-13
1153:2014-10-15
1025:2013-11-14
989:References
865:Bird Call!
855:Steve Howe
831:accordions
814:JFA (band)
724:on guitar)
446:John Barry
293:(Canada),
171:, and the
157:Steve Howe
115:Don Lamond
107:Hank Jones
92:contrafact
26:guitarist
1582:Sha La La
1528:Only Hits
1370:Bob Bogle
887:Terrafolk
871:Johnny A.
843:Jeff Beck
790:Sha Na Na
722:Vic Flick
687:Clara Law
653:Billboard
404:Bob Bogle
373:Billboard
254:surf rock
38:in 1960.
1554:Perfidia
1260:(2013).
1211:AllMusic
1126:(2004).
977:See also
879:and the
659:Cash Box
648:Misirlou
606:Fugitive
541:Released
467:and the
416:Flamenco
392:Cash Box
295:Top Rank
233:Released
137:In 1957
1424:Surfing
1147:Cashbox
962:Flipped
938:Matinee
655:Hot 100
628:(1964)
624:Memphis
619:(1964)
610:(1963)
375:Hot 100
362:-based
344:(1960)
339:(1960)
330:(1959)
289:(USA),
80:Romberg
1531:(1973)
1512:(1970)
1504:(1969)
1496:(1968)
1490:(1967)
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1478:(1966)
1470:(1966)
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869:1999:
859:1998:
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733:1963:
727:1960:
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710:1960:
704:1957:
698:1954:
663:Canada
571:Dolton
549:Length
527:B-side
505:Single
397:Canada
360:Tacoma
287:Dolton
260:Length
214:B-side
192:Single
113:, and
1539:Songs
1279:(PDF)
573:(USA)
566:Label
366:band
284:(USA)
277:Label
245:Genre
236:June
100:Moods
78:" by
1589:Lies
1110:2020
1079:ISBN
1060:2011
544:1964
297:(UK)
238:1960
82:and
24:jazz
685:by
507:by
457:NME
381:by
291:Reo
194:by
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