| Songs From Lonely Avenue | ||||
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| Released | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Swing revival, jump blues, rock and roll, rockabilly | |||
| Label | Surfdog | |||
| Producer | Brian Setzer, Dave Darling, Mark Stockert | |||
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