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CLOSE UP: Blood-red cowboy boots stride confidently down a tiled hall.
CAMERA PANS: A sage green Nudie suit is revealed. Bejeweled cacti and wagon wheels glitter up and down its legs and sleeves; a Conestoga shimmers on the jacket back.
VOICE: "Direct from Nashville, Tennessee...Here's The
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--Nick Lowe
Nick Lowe was a tender lad of 17 when he began his recording career as a member
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