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OneMic Series: The Imaginaries at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio
by Geoff Stanfield
John Cuniberti's OneMic Series presents The Imaginaries at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio!
John Cuniberti's OneMic Series presents The Imaginaries at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio!
Yup. And here's the video. Funny as shit. "Thanks AutoTune!"
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