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Iris DeMent: "My Life"

The country and folk communities were rattled by this fresh voice packed with such honest and raw emotion. Her album “My Life” is filled with introspective songs and relatively sparse arrangements. Her lyrics do all the talking, and they’re incredibly powerful.

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The More You Know

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  • During a fundraiser for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, someone donated $35,000 so that VH1 Classic would have to play “99 Luftballons” on repeat for an entire hour.
  • According to the Guinness Book World Records, Queen has the longest- running fan club of all time.
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