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| Bobby Bland | Two Steps from the Blues | 1960 |
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| Ray Charles |
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music | 1962 |
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| The Original Soundtrack | The Harder They Come | 1972 |
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| Aretha Franklin | I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You | 1967 |
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| Marvin Gaye | Here, My Dear | 1978 |
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| Etta James | Tell Mama | 1967 |
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| Curtis Mayfield | Superfly | 1972 |
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| Randy Newman | Sail Away | 1972 |
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| Parliament | Mothership Connection | 1975 |
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| Elvis Presley | From Elvis in Memphis | 1969 |
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