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| Sing a Happy Song: The Warner Bros. Recordings | ||||
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| Released | August 23, 2001 [1] | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Rhino | not rated [2] |
Sing a Happy Song: The Warner Bros. Recordings is an album by American blues artist Taj Mahal. [1]
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