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370:At The Feet of the Moon
353:With The Parachute Club
263:At The Feet of the Moon
56:Songwriter, keyboardist
550:Winnipeg Folk Festival
440:1985 Soundtrack (with
436:I Love Women Who Laugh
309:"Love And Compassion"
283:"Sexual Intelligence"
100:Conger is a native of
434:1982 Heather Bishop,
427:1982 Heather Bishop,
409:1980 Heather Bishop,
320:"Walk To The Rhythm"
272:"Act Of An Innocent"
114:Hillcrest High School
644:Singers from Toronto
535:; www.jam.canoe.ca.
465:1988 Lillian Allen,
459:1986 Lillian Allen,
421:1981 Mendelson Joe,
379:Current/RCA; remixes
110:Port Arthur, Ontario
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452:and Abbey Neidik) (
415:1980 Rodney Brown,
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335:With Mama Quilla II
559:2010-03-23 at the
431:(Children's Album)
404:With Other Artists
386:(1986) Current/RCA
360:The Parachute Club
227:The Parachute Club
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423:Let's Party
411:Celebration
372:Current/RCA
198:Chart peak
180:Discography
102:Thunder Bay
28:Thunder Bay
608:Categories
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280:June 1985
220:"Rise Up"
217:July 1983
137:folk music
76:1970sā1988
61:Instrument
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148:"Rise Up"
139:circuit.
557:Archived
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