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" When Byrd came out of there, he had written a lot things while he was in the hospital. "
Billy Eckstine
He
Had
Lot
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" You know, times change and the elements change along with it. The elements of success. And my son's very successful. He's doing very well. And I have a younger daughter who sings. "
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