Able Quote by Emmylou Harris

“I'm blessed to be able to work at something that I'm good at, and that I love. It's not something I take for granted.”

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She knew someone but now he's gone.

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I'm nowhere with country music. I don't hear much of it, so I shouldn't venture an opinion, but when it finds me, it seems…

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When there are dogs and music, people have a good time.

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