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Johnny Lee
Johnny Lee
American musician
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Johnny Duncan
Johnny Duncan
American musician
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Claude King
Claude King
US country singer and songwriter (1923-2013)
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Lee Roy Parnell
Lee Roy Parnell
American country musician
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Jim Reeves
Jim Reeves
American country singer
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Barbara Fairchild
Barbara Fairchild
American country and gospel singer
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Mark Collie
Mark Collie
American actor and musician
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Mitchell Torok
Mitchell Torok
American singer songwriter
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Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Canadian country singer
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Bobby Russell
Bobby Russell
American singer and songwriter
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Del Reeves
Del Reeves
American singer
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Billy Dean
Billy Dean
American country music singer and songwriter
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Little Milton
Little Milton
American singer and guitarist
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Mac McAnally
Mac McAnally
American country musician
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Felice and Boudleaux Bryant
Felice and Boudleaux Bryant
American wife and husband country music and pop songwriting team
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Tracy Byrd
Tracy Byrd
American musician
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Cindy Walker
Cindy Walker
American songwriter, country music singer and dancer
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Ray Griff
Ray Griff
Canadian singer
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Marty Stuart
Marty Stuart
American musician
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Deborah Allen
Deborah Allen
American country music singer, songwriter, author, and actress
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Connie Smith
Connie Smith
American country music artist
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Collin Raye
Collin Raye
American country singer
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Bobbie Gentry
Bobbie Gentry
American singer-songwriter
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Eric Carmen
Eric Carmen
American recording artist; singer, songwriter and musician
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Bread
Bread
1970s American soft rock band from California
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Johnny Kemp
Johnny Kemp
Bahamian-American singer-songwriter
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Lee Greenwood
Lee Greenwood
American musician
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Craig Morgan
Craig Morgan
American musical artist
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The Browns
The Browns
American country and folk music vocal trio
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Leon Payne
Leon Payne
American recording artist; musician, singer, songwriter
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Paul Davis
Paul Davis
American musician
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Hal Ketchum
Hal Ketchum
American musician and singer
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Bobby Vinton
Bobby Vinton
American singer
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Al Martino
Al Martino
American actor and singer (1927-2009)
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Dan Seals
Dan Seals
singer-songwriter
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Pirates of the Mississippi
Pirates of the Mississippi
band
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Johnny Tillotson
Johnny Tillotson
American singer
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Brenda Lee
Brenda Lee
American singer and recording artist
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Hank Cochran
Hank Cochran
American country musician
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Jim Ed Brown
Jim Ed Brown
American musician
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Red Sovine
Red Sovine
American singer
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England Dan & John Ford Coley
England Dan & John Ford Coley
American soft rock duo
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Larry Boone
Larry Boone
American country music artist and songwriter
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Leon Russell
Leon Russell
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist and session musician
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David Ball
David Ball
American country singer
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Air Supply
Air Supply
British-Australian soft rock group
Johnny Russell
American country singer, songwriter, and comedian

Johnny Russell

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American country singer, songwriter, and comedian
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John Bright Russell (January 23, 1940 – July 3, 2001) was an American country singer, songwriter, and comedian best known for his song "Act Naturally", which was made famous by Buck Owens, who recorded it in 1963, and The Beatles in 1965. His songs have been recorded by Burl Ives, Jim Reeves, Jerry Garcia, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, and Linda Ronstadt.