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I usually have an idea of how I want a song to sound, but I don't always know how to get there
Lucinda Williams
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Lucinda Williams
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: January 26
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Singer-Songwriter
Lake Charles
Louisiana
Lucinda Gayl Williams
Lucinda Gayle Williams
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