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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 (15[1])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” (10[1])which he (10[1])often performed on (-5[1])black Gibson guitars named Lucille. A singer with this last name (10[1])describes a time (10[1])“when the night has come and the land is dark” in the opening (10[1])of a 1961 R&B hit. Blues legends Albert and B. B. share, for 10 points, (10[1])what last name with Ben, the singer of “Stand By Me?” ■END■ (0[2])

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