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"Money to Burn" | ||||
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Single by George Jones | ||||
B-side | "Big Harlan Taylor" | |||
Released | 1959 | |||
Recorded | 1959 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:13 | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Songwriter(s) | Johnny Nelms | |||
Producer(s) | Pappy Daily | |||
George Jones singles chronology | ||||
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