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A guitarist with this last name nicknamed the “Velvet Bulldozer” sang that “if it wasn’t for bad luck, you know I wouldn’t have no luck at all” in a 1967 hit. A musician with this last name sang “Born Under a Bad Sign”, while another musician with this last name provided lead vocals on “This Magic Moment” and “Save the Last Dance for Me” as a principal member of The (*) Drifters. A musician with this last name popularized the standard “The Thrill is Gone” which he often performed on black (10[1])Gibson guitars named Lucille. A singer with this last name describes a time “when the night has come and the land is dark” (10[1])in the opening of a 1961 R&B (10[1])hit. Blues legends Albert and B. B. (10[1])share, for 10 points, what last name with Ben, the singer of “Stand By Me?” ■END■

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