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Adolph Hofner
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Bill Boyd & His Cowboy Ramblers
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Roy Newman & His Boys
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Modern Mountaineers
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Light Crust Doughboys
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Tommy Duncan
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Jenks "Tex" Carman
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Bill Boyd
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Hank Penny
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Sol Hoopii
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