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I've been through some dark times but I've experienced joy too. Now that joy can't be suppressed.

Michelle Shocked

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Michelle Shocked
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: February 24
Composer
Guitarist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Dallas
Texas
Karen Michelle Johnston
Suppressed
Experienced
Joy
Dark
Times

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