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MicaelS

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10. Johnny Cash.

Reply to cleveramerican (Original post)

Sat Oct 15, 2016, 06:59 PM

Oct 2016

No doubt about it. Start with his early stuff. He toured constantly, so you will find live albums. Check out the live album recorded at Folsom Prison for the inmates. How many modern singers would perform at a prison?

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