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423:backed by
421:Lee Konitz
389:Art Pepper
377:Phil Woods
333:Diana Ross
305:Etta James
301:Lena Horne
1735:Red Wedge
1666:Lover Man
1592:Heartbeat
1470:Roor Beer
905:Blue Moon
619:Billboard
486:Billboard
479:position
444:position
413:Ted Gioia
341:Kay Starr
259:Billboard
234:producer
223:in 1989.
197:Lover Man
1350:Category
642:(2021).
589:(2012).
539:Archived
466:Top 100
463:Cash Box
385:Don Byas
80:Recorded
65:Released
1535:Singles
1111:No More
520:May 21,
419:player
263:chart.
181:(1946)
172:(1945)
163:(1942)
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1453:Homage
1318:Statue
1090:My Man
732:Albums
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432:Charts
211:, and
137:, and
51:B-side
39:Single
1188:Sugar
876:Songs
117:Decca
112:Label
89:Genre
1299:film
1294:book
648:ISBN
626:2019
595:ISBN
573:2014
522:2014
477:Peak
442:Peak
417:alto
407:and
353:1992
347:and
97:Jazz
72:1945
68:1945
493:29
484:US
469:16
460:US
449:US
102:pop
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