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I hate the way chorus boxes sound

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Pat Metheny
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: August 12
Composer
Guitarist
Jazz Guitarist
Jazz Musician
Music Pedagogue
Musician
Recording Artist
Songwriter
Lee's Summit
Missouri
Patrick Bruce Metheny
Pat Matheny
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Chorus
Boxes
Sound
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