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Mildred Bailey
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Margaret Whiting
139,679 listeners
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Vic Damone
267,015 listeners
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Irene Kral
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Helen Forrest
93,363 listeners
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Lorez Alexandria
79,072 listeners
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Shirley Horn
336,039 listeners
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Ernestine Anderson
80,466 listeners
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