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« Wing performing “In The Ghetto,” Wellington, NZ, March, 2007
John Lennon performing “Mother” at Madison Square Garden, NY, August 30, 1972 »

Elvis Presley performing “In The Ghetto,” Las Vegas, NV, February 1970 (?)

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