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I Still Believe In The Old-school Show Thing No Frills, No Fancy Equipment Just A Guitar And Some Amps And Some Drums, And Throw It Out There And Do It The Best You Can In A Live Sense, Because It's Easy To Make Records. But The Live Show Is Where You Really Show If You've Got The Balls To Do It.

-Shelby Lynne

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I Still Believe In

Shelby Lynne

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I Still Believe In The Old-school Show Thing No Frills, No Fancy Equipment Just A Guitar And Some Amps And Some Drums, And Throw It Out There And Do It The Best You Can In A Live Sense, Because It's Easy To Make Records. But The Live Show Is Where You Really Show If You've Got The Balls To Do It.

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