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Patsy Cline? Larger than life! She taught me emotion: raw, sincere, unashamed.

Reba McEntire

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Reba McEntire
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: March 28
Actor
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Country Singer
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Television Actor
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MacAllister
Oklahoma
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Reba Nell McEntire
Unashamed
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Taught
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Patsy

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