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Williams "one of the key sidemen in modern jazz" with "a rock-solid grounding in harmony, counterpoint and orchestration." The guide observed that "Buster's harmony is impeccable and he has a rhythmic sense that is unfailing, feeling and utterly original." Critic
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Veronica, whom he met in junior high school, and as of 2014, he lives in Camden with his wife. Introduced to chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo
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Williams Brings His Groove to Abington Friends". Philly.com. Interstate General Media LLC, February 5, 2013. Web. March 4, 2014.
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Wild Women Never Get the Blues... Well, Not Anymore!
2634:(Evidence, 1990) – live rec. 1982 at Keystone Korner
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4120:, January 15, 1984, p. 10E. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
3992:Colligan, George. "The Buster Williams Interview",
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694:From 2010 into 2014, Buster Williams toured with
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3947:"Buster Williams brings New York jazz to Toledo"
4161:, June 17, 1990, p. 18. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
4056:Ginell, Richard S. "Buster Williams|Biography"
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4170:Henry, John. "SACD/DVD-A Jazz Reviews 10/04".
3996:Blogger, July 7, 2013. Web. February 19, 2014.
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4076:Wynn, Ron. "Buster Williams: Blendability."
857:. Williams appeared as himself in the 2004
574:in 2004, engineered, mixed, and mastered by
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4215:"Buster Williams School of Music | About".
3883:Hancock Island: The Music of Herbie Hancock
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4374:Buster Williams Interview at underyourskin
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454:Sextet, recording three albums for
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4305:Cook, Richard, and Brian Morton.
2608:Music for Violin and Jazz Quartet
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3749:The Upper Manhattan Jazz Society
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924:New York Foundation for the Arts
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4760:Mainstream jazz double-bassists
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4307:The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD
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4217:Buster Williams School of Music
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3966:"Buster Williams: Blendability"
2837:Episode One: Children of Harlem
2485:Time For The Timeless All Stars
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920:National Endowment for the Arts
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3165:Peaceful Heart, Gentle Spirit
1474:There's a Sweet, Sweet Spirit
1451:(Milestone, 1980) – rec. 1978
1265:(David Lynch Music Co., 2007)
1252:Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
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1105:Buster Williams Live Volume 1
798:Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
610:Williams was nominated for a
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4820:21st-century double-bassists
4805:SteepleChase Records artists
1069:(TCB, 2001) – live rec. 1999
1045:(Red, 1987) – live rec. 1986
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690:Williams performing in 2008.
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4153:"Man with the lyrical horn"
3470:(From The Inside Out, 2006)
2954:It's Crazy, But I'm in Love
2664:My Mama Pinned a Rose on Me
2446:With The Timeless All Stars
1179:, 1961) – also released as
578:and released in the Hybrid
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4309:, London: Penguin, 2000.
4134:"Cookin' at the Cookery"
3756:(Enja, 1985) – rec. 1981
3285:On the Wings of an Eagle
2856:(Muse, 1988) – rec. 1987
2828:(Muse, 1982) – rec. 1978
2738:As Long As There's Music
2375:(Elektra/Musician, 1983)
2367:(Elektra/Musician, 1982)
2210:(Muse, 1979) – rec. 1976
1321:(Muse, 1982) – rec. 1980
883:, a documentary film by
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54:Charles Anthony Williams
4368:Buster Williams website
4326:, November 2001: 69-70.
3900:Zodiac Suite: Revisited
3838:Sassy Swings the Tivoli
3504:With Malice Toward None
3437:(Jazzheads, Inc., 2011)
3328:(Sonic Portraits, 2007)
2391:(Red, 1993) – rec. 1986
1181:We'll Be Together Again
1107:(Buster Williams, 2008)
1081:(TCB, 2002) – rec. 1998
1055:Somewhere Along the Way
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3634:The Essence of Mystery
3489:The Jewel in the Lotus
3142:Rebecca Coupe Franks,
2919:The Betty Carter Album
2877:Sources of Inspiration
2697:The Nancy Wilson Show!
2528:TNT (Trombone-N-Tenor)
2173:David "Fathead" Newman
1119:(Smoke Sessions, 2023)
1113:(Smoke Sessions, 2018)
836:The Andy Williams Show
729:Cindy Blackman-Santana
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358:Williams' move to the
282:Williams was hired by
268:Combs College of Music
44:Background information
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3843:as "Charles Williams"
3781:Sings Arthur Schwartz
3771:This One's For Pearle
3560:I'm Coming Home Again
3337:The Blues; That's Me!
3226:I Know About the Life
2768:Stairway to the Stars
2076:Workin' & Wailin'
1285:Wolfgang Lackerschmid
1151:Jazzpar Concerts 2003
783:and performed by the
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394:Herbie Hancock Sextet
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184:Early life and career
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4800:Muse Records artists
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3720:Red, White and Blues
3661:(Hugo's Music, 1982)
3540:(SteepleChase, 1975)
3518:(SteepleChase, 1976)
3466:Marguerite Mariama,
3410:(SteepleChase, 1979)
3386:(Warner Bros., 1975)
3304:(Contemporary, 1987)
3168:(Contemporary, 1980)
3048:Saturday Night Fever
3003:(SteepleChase, 1978)
2936:(Metropolitan, 1999)
2660:(SteepleChase, 1975)
2539:The Spirits Up Above
2312:Steppin' Into Beauty
2307:(SteepleChase, 1977)
2299:(SteepleChase, 1975)
2241:No Room for Argument
2223:The Talk of the Town
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3601:Adam Makowicz
3598:
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3574:Collaboration
3571:
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3418:Sonny Simmons
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3296:Billy Higgins
3294:
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3278:
3275:
3272:Joan Hickey,
3271:
3268:
3264:
3261:
3258:
3254:
3250:
3248:(Shemp, 1980)
3247:
3243:
3242:Beaver Harris
3240:
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3232:Winard Harper
3230:
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3223:
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3188:Jimmie Rowles
3185:
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3160:Chico Freeman
3158:
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3144:Suit of Armor
3141:
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3129:
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3116:Sonny Fortune
3114:
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3107:
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3097:
3096:
3091:
3088:
3085:
3084:Lunar Eclypse
3081:
3078:
3075:
3071:
3070:Opening Night
3067:
3066:Kevin Eubanks
3064:
3061:
3060:
3055:
3054:Teddy Edwards
3052:
3049:
3045:
3042:
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3030:(Denon, 1977)
3029:
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2554:
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2550:
2541:
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2536:
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2508:(Stash, 1988)
2507:
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2453:It's Timeless
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2440:
2439:
2438:Pure Dynamite
2435:
2432:
2431:
2427:
2426:
2425:
2424:
2423:
2415:(Verve, 1997)
2414:
2413:
2409:
2407:(Verve, 1988)
2406:
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2399:(Verve, 1987)
2398:
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1147:(Verve, 1998)
1146:
1145:
1144:The Gathering
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908:Griot Libertè
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891:Personal life
888:
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868:
865:, playing in
864:
860:
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854:Sesame Street
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828:
827:Erroll Garner
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727:, along with
726:
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721:Bennie Maupin
718:
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696:Sonny Fortune
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664:Charlie Rouse
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648:Billy Higgins
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636:Curtis Fuller
633:
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624:Love For Sale
621:
620:Tony Williams
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588:Live Volume 1
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4660:Four for All
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4605:
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4599:Kenny Barron
4597:
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4524:Four for All
4522:
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4463:Kenny Barron
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4344:. Retrieved
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4277:Toledo Blade
4276:
4255:
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4187:
4184:Yanow, Scott
4179:
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4130:Hentoff, Nat
4125:
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3952:Toledo Blade
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3918:
3911:The Big Push
3909:
3906:Larry Willis
3902:(Mary, 2006)
3899:
3892:
3882:
3879:Steve Wilson
3860:
3859:Chip White,
3851:
3836:
3824:
3814:
3800:
3790:
3783:(Muse, 1977)
3780:
3770:
3763:
3754:Benny Bailey
3747:
3737:
3734:Renee Rosnes
3727:
3723:(Muse, 1978)
3718:
3708:
3696:
3680:
3677:Emily Remler
3673:(Muse, 1976)
3668:
3658:
3644:
3632:
3618:
3615:Sam Morrison
3604:
3590:623 C Street
3588:
3572:
3559:
3556:Carmen McRae
3547:
3535:
3525:
3515:Open Horizon
3513:
3510:Ken McIntyre
3503:
3500:Tom McIntosh
3487:
3477:
3467:
3456:
3444:
3434:
3428:Contemporary
3421:
3414:Prince Lasha
3405:
3398:(Muse, 1973)
3393:
3381:
3371:
3359:
3352:(Muse, 1976)
3347:
3335:
3325:New Momentum
3323:
3316:(Enja, 1981)
3311:
3299:
3283:
3273:
3269:(O'Be, 1970)
3266:
3263:Albert Heath
3252:
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3203:
3193:The Peacocks
3191:
3180:(Muse, 1974)
3175:
3163:
3153:
3143:
3131:
3128:Frank Foster
3119:
3112:(Muse, 1982)
3109:
3106:Bruce Forman
3093:
3083:
3069:
3057:
3047:
3037:
3027:Illumination
3025:
3010:
2998:
2984:
2975:
2968:(Muse, 1981)
2963:
2953:
2943:
2933:
2930:Billy Childs
2917:
2914:Betty Carter
2904:Native Lands
2903:
2900:Will Calhoun
2887:
2880:(Muse, 1989)
2875:
2872:Donald Brown
2863:
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2677:Nancy Wilson
2674:
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2663:
2657:Free Spirits
2655:
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2623:Cedar Walton
2620:
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2614:Jazz Legends
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2522:Lotus Flower
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2506:Fire and Ice
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2396:Four for All
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2386:
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2349:(Muse, 1983)
2344:
2336:
2333:(Muse, 1974)
2328:
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2259:Jimmy Rowles
2256:
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2226:(Muse, 1987)
2221:
2218:(Muse, 1980)
2213:
2207:The Big Horn
2205:
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2184:(Muse, 1981)
2179:
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2155:Bebop Lives!
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2139:Frank Morgan
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4686:Live albums
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4644:Four in One
4500:Flight Path
4492:Four in One
4450:Live albums
4117:Times Daily
4025:"Biography"
3994:Jazz Truth.
3964:Wynn, Ron.
3871:Lenny White
3853:Listen Here
3787:Jimmy Smith
3766:(SNL, 1995)
3682:East To Wes
3665:Cecil Payne
3655:Nathen Page
3585:Ralph Moore
3532:René McLean
3506:(IPO, 2004)
3478:Renaissance
3374:(Wj3, 2016)
3236:Be Yourself
3210:Grant Green
3200:Benny Green
3121:Four in One
3090:Joe Farrell
3038:Third Phase
3007:Miles Davis
2980:(DIW, 1987)
2960:Junior Cook
2950:Freddy Cole
2894:Jimmy Raney
2820:Bill Barron
2810:Tom Harrell
2780:With Others
2772:Jazz Bakery
2721:Hurt So Bad
2616:(Ubx, 1998)
2610:(Jam, 1980)
2591:Sama Layuca
2575:McCoy Tyner
2512:Right There
2499:Steve Turre
2422:Buddy Terry
2383:(Red, 1985)
2372:Flight Path
2364:Four in One
2288:Hilton Ruiz
2181:Resurgence!
2163:Mood Indigo
2094:John McNeil
2026:Harold Land
1786:Realization
1656:More Power!
1603:The Jazztet
1580:Four in One
1530:Air Dancing
1263:David Lynch
1226:Virgo Vibes
1192:Boss Tenors
1173:Sonny Stitt
1160:Gene Ammons
1063:(TCB, 1999)
1057:(TCB, 1998)
984:Discography
946:ranked the
928:Soka Gakkai
877:. In 2019,
847:, and with
793:David Lynch
682:Recent work
632:Harold Land
536:Steve Turre
420:McCoy Tyner
404:Herbie Mann
388:Miles Davis
380:Harold Land
251:Boss Tenors
231:Nelson Boyd
227:Sonny Stitt
223:Gene Ammons
208:Jimmy Heath
204:Sam Dockery
100:Double bass
4719:Categories
4668:Bird Songs
4627:Gary Bartz
4532:Bird Songs
4458:Two as One
4346:2021-06-01
4078:JazzTimes,
3934:References
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3623:Inner City
3453:Jon Lucien
3435:Sunwatcher
3402:Lee Konitz
3390:Eric Kloss
3372:Groundwork
3356:Hank Jones
3344:Etta Jones
3301:Bridgework
3280:John Hicks
3177:Black Love
3034:Kenny Drew
2985:Encounters
2944:Black Nile
2832:Gary Bartz
2825:Jazz Caper
2814:Shadow Box
2802:Ben Aronov
2490:Early Bird
2404:Bird Songs
2322:Woody Shaw
2051:Mainstream
1990:Steve Kuhn
1962:Powerhouse
1798:Inside Out
1752:Billy Hart
1672:Generation
1610:Terminal 1
1598:Voices All
1420:Ron Carter
1398:Art Blakey
1389:SongSpirit
1373:Love Light
1346:Two as One
1272:Chet Baker
1136:Geri Allen
1124:As sideman
1038:Two as One
885:Adam Kahan
875:Carl Allen
841:Bill Cosby
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737:Steve Kuhn
719:bandmates
704:Jimmy Cobb
700:Mike Stern
668:Gary Bartz
616:Hank Jones
556:Joey Baron
512:Ron Carter
400:Art Blakey
360:West Coast
354:West Coast
344:Jon Lucien
236:Al Hibbler
97:Instrument
89:Occupation
65:1942-04-17
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4613:Ben Riley
4363:All Music
4324:Down Beat
4058:AllMusic.
3971:JazzTimes
3865:Postcards
3693:Ben Riley
3570:Gil Evans
3537:Watch Out
3423:Firebirds
3274:Soulmates
3184:Stan Getz
3080:Gil Evans
2934:Skim Coat
2908:Half Note
2884:Ted Brown
2842:Challenge
2762:Sunnyside
2748:Slickrock
2705:Lush Life
2430:Awareness
2338:Woody III
2296:Piano Man
1816:Buck Hill
1791:Capricorn
1722:Crossings
1714:Mwandishi
1695:Blue Note
1664:Tangerine
1514:Equipoise
1433:Milestone
1310:Innocence
1234:Daddy Bug
1218:Roy Ayers
1021:Heartbeat
989:As leader
953:Down Beat
948:Mwandishi
807:Spike Lee
801:and with
761:Old Spice
757:Budweiser
753:Coca-Cola
717:Mwandishi
660:Ben Riley
560:Eric Reed
552:Al Foster
484:Mwandishi
480:Capricorn
452:Mwandishi
428:Roy Ayers
416:Blue Note
372:Ray Brown
262:Education
192:Star Dust
179:Biography
4470:65 Roses
4341:UbxMusic
4294:Buddismo
4188:AllMusic
4028:Archived
3815:Re-Entry
3609:EastWest
3526:Up-Front
3110:The Bash
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2977:We Three
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2458:Timeless
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2189:The Gift
2001:Evidence
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1806:Sunburst
1760:Enchance
1735:Columbia
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1326:Imo Live
1185:Prestige
1168:Dig Him!
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995:Pinnacle
978:bass amp
944:Ron Wynn
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466:Columbia
412:Atlantic
241:Dig Him!
212:Sam Reed
146:Williams
92:Musician
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4379:YouTube
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