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Literate
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St. Thomas
Sonny Rollins
Tommy Flanagan
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Max Roach
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Sonny Rollins
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Doug Watkins
Tubular Bells, Pt. 1
Mike Oldfield
Mike Oldfield
Time
David Gilmour
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Nick Mason
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Roger Waters
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Richard Wright
Pink Floyd
Four on Six
Wes Montgomery
Wes Montgomery
El Gaucho
Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter
Keep on Pushing
Curtis Mayfield
The Impressions
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Dancing with the Moonlit Knight
Tony Banks
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Phil Collins
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Peter Gabriel
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Steve Hackett
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Mike Rutherford
Genesis
Sunny Afternoon
Ray Davies
The Kinks
Brown Eyed Girl
Van Morrison
Van Morrison
Enjoy the Silence
Martin Gore
Depeche Mode
My Generation
Pete Townshend
The Who
Rebel Rebel
David Bowie
David Bowie
Fables of Faubus
Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus
I Could Fall in Love
Keith Thomas
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Keith Thomas
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Keith Thomas
Selena
Black Hole Sun
Chris Cornell
Soundgarden
The Streets of Baltimore
Tompall Glaser
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Harlan Howard
Bobby Bare
Personal Jesus
Martin Gore
Depeche Mode
Old Marcus Garvey
Burning Spear
Burning Spear
My Back Pages
Bob Dylan
The Byrds
Hungry Heart
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
Sampa
Caetano Veloso
Caetano Veloso
Maybellene
Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry
Riding in My Car (Car Song)
Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie
Everything in Its Right Place
Radiohead
Radiohead
Don't Do Me Like That
Tom Petty
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
The Bottle Let Me Down
Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Heart of Gold
Neil Young
Stray Gators
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Neil Young
Dolphin Dance
Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock
Things Have Changed
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
All Africa
Oscar Brown, Jr.
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Max Roach
Max Roach
Lost and Found
Clifford Jordan
Woody Shaw
Rebel Without a Pause
Carlton Ridenhour
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Norman Rogers
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Eric "Vietnam" Sadler
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Hank Shocklee
Public Enemy
Sheila Take a Bow
The Smiths
Singapore
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)
Chris Difford
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Glenn Tilbrook
Squeeze
Chelsea Hotel No. 2
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Now That the Buffalo's Gone
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Steps
Cecil Taylor
Cecil Taylor
Way to Blue
Nick Drake
Nick Drake
Do You Remember the First Time?
Nick Banks
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Jarvis Cocker
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Candida Doyle
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Steve Mackey
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Russell Senior
Pulp
Banned in D.C.
Earl Hudson
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Paul Hudson
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Darryl Jenifer
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Gary Miller
Bad Brains
Salute to a Switchblade
Tom T. Hall
Tom T. Hall
Ragged Old Truck
Billy Joe Shaver
Billy Joe Shaver
Dear God
Andy Partridge
XTC
Flamenco Sketches
Miles Davis
Miles Davis
Born in the U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
Stella by Starlight
Ned Washington
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Victor Young
Tony Bennett
Late for the Sky
Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne
Refugee
Mike Campbell
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Tom Petty
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
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