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Imagery is the most important to me when singing stories. I try to paint pictures with the words and decorate with little to no singing....let the song do the work.

Shelby Lynne

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Shelby Lynne
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: October 22
Musician
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Quantico
Virginia
Shelby Lynn Moorer
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Singing
Words
Song
Stories
Littles
Decorate
Little
Imagery
Important
Pictures
Trying
Paint

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