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Witness History - The US singer who became the Soviet Union’s Red Elvis - BBC Sounds
Witness History - The US singer who became the Soviet Union’s Red Elvis - BBC Sounds
The US singer who became the Soviet Union’s Red ElvisThe US singer who became the Soviet Union’s Red Elvis
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In 1966, American Dean Reed was the first western rock star to tour the Soviet Union
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