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86:Past members
76:1949–c. 1960
72:Years active
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1012:"Somebody"
833:You You You
765:Primo Scala
285:Discography
263:Jo Stafford
130:Cliff Adams
112:June Marlow
110:Eula Parker
91:Cliff Adams
1541:Categories
1375:References
856:Eh Cumpari
619:Josh White
613:Black Girl
589:Dick James
188:recordings
138:Dick James
108:Dave Carey
103:Dick James
1143:"Zambesi"
788:Sugarbush
485:and Mary)
483:Benny Lee
450:Mona Lisa
406:"Bamboo"
312:Songs of
267:Peggy Lee
168:arranging
145:BBC Radio
106:Bob Brown
1525:11 March
1358:See also
176:emigrate
164:vocalist
1500:26 June
1272:Big Man
352:Single
342:Singles
331:, 1999)
302:, 1954)
203:singles
172:manager
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57:Genres
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349:Year
300:Decca
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1471:ISBN
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