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The Final Blow | ||||
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Compilation album by Fred Wesley and the Horny Horns | ||||
Released | 1994 | |||
Recorded | 1976–1979 | |||
Genre | Funk/Jazz | |||
Length | 66:21 | |||
Label | P-Vine Records | |||
Producer | George Clinton | |||
Fred Wesley and the Horny Horns chronology | ||||
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