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Brenda Lee was the headline performer of a dreary, weary evening at the CNE last night, says critic Bill Dampier
Brenda Lee was the headline performer of a dreary, weary evening at the CNE last night, says critic Bill Dampier

Brenda Lee was the headline performer of a dreary, weary evening at the CNE last night, says critic Bill Dampier

Date8/26/1970
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Brenda Lee was the headline performer of a dreary, weary evening at the CNE last night, says critic Bill Dampier
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