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I Want to Be Happy performed by Sun Ra

Original Artist Vincent Youmans
From the release No, No, Nanette: The New 1925 Musical (1971 original Broadway cast) (Soundtrack)
Total Plays 23 times by Sun Ra
56 times by 10 artists
First Played in Concert October 11, 1984 at Ruthie's Inn, Berkeley, CA, USA
Most Recently Played May 12, 1992 at Barrymore Theatre, Madison, WI, USA

Years

1	1985	7

2	1986	5

3	1988	3

4	1984	2

	1989	2

	1990	2

7	1987	1

	1992	1

Songs

I Want to Be Happy performed by Sun Ra

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