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3085:Categories
3075:, show 18.
2943:, show 22.
2846:References
2694:bossa nova
2611:a cappella
2571:soul music
2525:Following
2507:Bill Keith
2443:Folk music
2429:California
2401:Buck Owens
2240:rockabilly
2233:Yakety Yak
2146:Dick Clark
2138:television
2040:Bo Diddley
1985:Alan Freed
1906:Loving You
1854:Gogi Grant
1830:April Love
1818:Patti Page
1814:Perry Como
1684:June Valli
1676:Toni Arden
1640:Joni James
1436:Witchcraft
1409:Tina Marie
1393:Perry Como
1273:Mule Train
1237:Patti Page
1213:Mule Train
1168:folk music
660:The Source
66:newspapers
2910:, show 2.
2785:Queen Ida
2725:Hollywood
2691:Brazilian
2616:The Crows
2607:Baltimore
2547:Sam Cooke
2495:Tony Rice
2491:Joan Baez
2487:Bob Dylan
2425:Oklahoman
2284:Bluegrass
2278:Beep Beep
2205:The Crows
2162:Paul Anka
2106:teen idol
2102:Pat Boone
2013:Link Wray
1890:Butterfly
1822:Pat Boone
1788:Sugartime
1780:Sincerely
1724:Glow Worm
1716:Tiger Rag
1656:Peggy Lee
1616:True Love
1610:with son
1568:Doris Day
1456:Kay Starr
1373:Too Young
1369:Mona Lisa
1301:I Believe
1140:bel canto
599:Jazz Fest
593:Festivals
375:Blackfeet
290:Bluegrass
265:Classical
207:1900–1940
179:Timeline
160:Education
3061:AllMusic
3013:, p. 73.
2866:(1969).
2803:See also
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2701:conjunto
2680:mariachi
2673:ranchera
2662:charanga
2306:Scottish
2298:Kentucky
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1997:Les Paul
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1133:Crooners
1121:Big Band
733:Regional
653:DownBeat
522:Hawaiian
447:Old-time
417:Seminole
389:Iroquois
2871:(audio)
2705:norteña
2670:Mexican
2599:Chicago
2595:doo wop
2589:Doo wop
2575:R&B
2437:drought
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2322:country
2318:doo wop
2264:Doo Wop
1971:; with
1957:origins
1790:") and
1528:Anytime
1381:Pretend
1313:Rawhide
1305:Granada
1285:Jezebel
1160:Western
1156:country
1148:A&R
1137:Italian
609:Ozzfest
478:Spanish
454:Western
368:Arapaho
310:R&B
295:Hip hop
275:Country
165:History
80:scholar
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2729:Tejano
2709:bolero
2521:Gospel
2471:Odetta
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2074:, and
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1796:Ragmop
1768:Trying
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1166:, and
1115:, or "
688:Revolt
576:Charts
545:Awards
498:Tejano
471:Celtic
410:Pueblo
403:Navajo
315:Techno
259:Genres
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2654:mambo
2651:Cuban
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1680:Padre
1664:Fever
1660:Lover
1618:with
1548:Fanny
1385:Smile
1125:Swing
1098:music
1090:radio
715:Other
625:Media
492:Latin
431:Yuman
424:Sioux
396:Kiowa
382:Inuit
247:2020s
242:2010s
237:2000s
232:1990s
227:1980s
222:1970s
217:1960s
212:1950s
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