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in 1975; the song reached the top 5 on the
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on the recording along with Holmes. In 1974, Vance discovered singer/songwriter Joseph
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repeated Van
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that his relatives and friends, shocked by the
Associated Press report, had called to check on him after the media reports, and that two racehorses he owned had been scratched from races based on the reports. Vance also told the
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Vance contacted local media after viewing a report of his death on a local television news broadcast. He announced that he was still alive and was able to prove his identity to reporters with a stack of
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On April 14, 1980, Vance produced Andy
Williams' recording of Vance and Tina Kaplan's penned "Christine, She's a Woman Now". for Columbia Records. The track remained in the vaults until February 2024.
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