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album: Richard Crooks in Songs and Ballads
album: The Broadcasts Of Richard Crooks
album: All Of My Heart
album: Richard Crooks In Song And Opera
album: Richard Crooks: Neapolitan Love Song (Recordings 1924-1933)
album: The Great Tenor
album: Timeless Voices: Richard Crooks Vol 2
album: Timeless Voices: Richard Crooks Vol 1
album: Timeless Voices: Richard Crooks Vol 3
album: Lebendige Vergangenheit: Richard Crooks
album: Stephen Foster's American Songbook - Richard Crooks
album: Red Red Rose
album: Beautiful Dreamer
album: The Oratorio And Other Great Songs Of Faith
album: My Old Kentucky Home
album: Let's Spend an Evening with Stephen Foster's American Songbook
album: Top 70 Classics - The Very Best of Richard Crooks
album: Beautiful Isle Of Somewhere
album: Stephen Foster: Greatest Hits
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Richard Crooks in Songs and Ballads
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date published: 1997-01-01

The Broadcasts Of Richard Crooks
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date published: 2000-01-01

All Of My Heart
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date published: 2000-01-01

Richard Crooks In Song And Opera
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date published: 2000-01-01

Richard Crooks: Neapolitan Love Song (Recordings 1924-1933)
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date published: 2003-02-21

Richard Crooks: Neapolitan Love Song (Recordings 1924-1933)
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date published: 2003-02-21

The Great Tenor
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date published: 2010-03-01

Timeless Voices: Richard Crooks Vol 2
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date published: 2010-03-02

Timeless Voices: Richard Crooks Vol 1
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date published: 2010-03-02

Timeless Voices: Richard Crooks Vol 3
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date published: 2010-03-02

Lebendige Vergangenheit: Richard Crooks
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date published: 2010-10-08

Stephen Foster's American Songbook - Richard Crooks
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date published: 2011-10-31

Red Red Rose
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date published: 2012-12-02

Beautiful Dreamer
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The Oratorio And Other Great Songs Of Faith
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My Old Kentucky Home
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Let's Spend an Evening with Stephen Foster's American Songbook
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date published: 2020-08-12

Top 70 Classics - The Very Best of Richard Crooks
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date published: 2020-12-12

Beautiful Dreamer
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date published: 2021-08-18

Beautiful Isle Of Somewhere
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Stephen Foster: Greatest Hits
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The Lost Chord
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date published: 2024-07-24