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The
Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition
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319:I Never Thought This Day Would Come
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76:Milene Music, Nashville
1103:-related article is a
988:Make the World Go Away
308:Tiffany Transcriptions
237:and Cottonseed Clark.
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1002:The Tip of My Fingers
995:I Want to Go with You
947:Just Call Me Lonesome
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597:I Want to Go with You
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759:A Heart Full of Love
752:Just a Little Lovin'
653:Walkin' in Love Land
549:Thereby Hangs a Tale
828:Cuddle Buggin' Baby
933:I've Been Thinking
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271:His Master's Voice
263:RCA Victor Records
251:RCA Victor Studios
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175:Cottonseed Clark,
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905:Eddy's Song
565:Cattle Call
510:Eddy Arnold
247:Eddy Arnold
1154:1947 songs
1148:Categories
1023:Misty Blue
710:It's a Sin
403:2023-07-28
354:2023-07-28
326:References
257:1947-08-20
241:Background
120:Studio 1,
118:RCA Victor
104:1947-08-20
89:1948-04-05
71:1948-01-26
235:Fred Rose
177:Fred Rose
64:Published
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140:Length
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129:Genre
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267:EMI
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