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I listen to hundreds of those hymns sung repeatedly over the years of my life. And I know that they probably influenced a rhyme scheme maybe to certain extent. They influenced the pentameter of placement of words, etc. And it's not something that's a conscious thing that occurred.

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Dwight Yoakam
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: October 23
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Pikeville
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