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INDIE SPOTLIGHT

You might expect that an album based around the cheery precepts of would have upbeat appeal, and indeed, the artists that contribute to the collection titled Thank You, Mister Rogers: Music & Memories echo that attitude all the way through. It’s a diverse assortment of participants, with Micky Dolenz, the Cowsills, Vanessa Williams, Lee Greenwood and Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. among the baker’s dozen or so artists lending their talents. It’s safe to say that only a few of these songs will be known to anyone other than his staunch devotees, but the tracks that do stand out —

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