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1727:Justin Tubb
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1672:Carl Smith
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1297:Joe Diffie
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821:Sara Evans
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761:Bobby Bare
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1612:Ray Price
1522:Bob Luman
1342:Curly Fox
1337:Red Foley
1237:Roy Clark
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791:Henry Cho
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