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Doggett Obit

NPR
Published November 21, 1996 at 11:00 PM CST

Musician Bill Doggett died November 13 at age 80. Doggett played piano and organ and is best known for his 1956 song, Honky Tonk. By 1979, the song had sold 3 million copies.

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