| The Hazel and Alice Sessions | ||||
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| Studio album by Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands | ||||
| Released | 2016 | |||
| Genre | Bluegrass | |||
| Label | Spruce and Maple [1] | |||
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The Hazel and Alice Sessions is an album by Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands. It earned the artists a Grammy Award nomination for Best Bluegrass Album. [2]
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