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Talking Heads Take Me To The RiverStop Making Sense
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  • Album: Stop Making Sense
  • Artist: Talking Heads
  • Released: 1999
Bill BlackSmokie Pt. 2Smokin'
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  • Album: Smokin'
  • Artist: Bill Black's Combo
  • Released: 2012
Willie MitchellSoul Serenade "Ooh Baby, You Turn Me On"
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  • "Soul Serenade "
  • Album: "Ooh Baby, You Turn Me On"
  • Artist: Willie Mitchell
  • Released: 2009
Ann Peebles I Can't Stand the RainThe Best of Ann Peebles: The Hi Records Years
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  • "I Can't Stand the Rain"
  • Album: The Best of Ann Peebles: The Hi Records Years
  • Artist: Ann Peebles
  • Released: 1996
O.V. Wright"I'd Rather Be Blind, Crippled And Crazy"The Soul of O.V. Wright
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  • ""I'd Rather Be Blind, Crippled And Crazy""
  • Album: The Soul of O.V. Wright
  • Artist: O.V. Wright
  • Released: 1992
Al GreenTired of Being Alone14 Greatest Hits
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  • Album: 14 Greatest Hits
  • Artist: Al Green
  • Released: 1990
Al GreenLet's Stay Together14 Greatest Hits
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  • Album: 14 Greatest Hits
  • Artist: Al Green
  • Released: 1990
Boz ScaggsMixed Up Shook Up GirlMemphis 
Cody ChesnuTTTil I Met TheeLanding on a Hundred
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  • Album: Landing on a Hundred
  • Artist: Cody ChesnuTT
  • Released: 2012

Playlist - Hour Two

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Lyle Lovett & Al GreenFunny How Time Slips AwayRhythm Country and Blues
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  • "Funny How Time Slips Away"
  • Album: Rhythm Country and Blues
  • Artist: Lyle Lovett & Al Green
  • Released: 1994
Jim JamesA New LifeRegions of Light & Sound of God
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  • Album: Regions of Light & Sound of God
  • Artist: Jim James
  • Released: 2013
PortisheadSour TimesDummy
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  • "Sour Times"
  • Album: Dummy
  • Artist: Portishead
  • Released: 1994
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The Staple SingersSlippery PeopleBlack on White: Great R&B Covers of Rock Classics
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  • "Slippery People"
  • Album: Black on White: Great R&B Covers of Rock Classics
  • Artist: Various Artists
  • Released: 1993
CalexicoSplitterAlgiers
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  • Album: Algiers
  • Artist: Calexico
  • Released: 2012
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  • Album: Django Django
  • Artist: Django Django
  • Released: 2012

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