Mel McDaniel (1942)
Melvin Huston McDaniel was an American country music artist. Many of his top hits were released in the 1980s, including “Louisiana Saturday Night”, “Big Ole Brew”, “Stand Up”, “Baby’s Got Her Blue…
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Michael Cleary (1940)
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Hawkshaw Hawkins (1921)
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Michiaki Takahashi (1928)
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Lisa See (1955)
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