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I write the songs, go in and record them, then I listen to everything and decide how it all fits together.

Lucinda Williams

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Lucinda Williams
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: January 26
Composer
Entrepreneur
Music Arranger
Record Producer
Recording Artist
Singer-Songwriter
Lake Charles
Louisiana
Lucinda Gayl Williams
Lucinda Gayle Williams
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