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A masterful vocal stylist
Tony Bennett
American singer
Elton John
Elton John
British musician
Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole
American singer and musician
Céline Dion
Céline Dion
Canadian singer
Phil Spector
Phil Spector
American record producer
The Piano Man
Billy Joel
American musician
Carly Simon
Carly Simon
American singer-songwriter
Etta James.
Etta James
American singer
James Taylor
James Taylor
American musician
Gene Pitney, 1965.
Gene Pitney
American singer-songwriter

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