William Randall Henderson (March 19, 1926 – April 3, 2016) was an American television and film actor, and

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singer.

Biography

Henderson was born in

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. Henderson began his professional music career in 1952, performing in Chicago with

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, and began recording as a leader after a move to New York in 1958. He subsequently recorded with jazz pianist

Horace Silver Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver (September 2, 1928 – June 18, 2014) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, particularly in the hard bop style that he helped pioneer in the 1950s. After playing tenor saxophone and piano at sch ...

on a vocal version of Silver's " Señor Blues" which was a jukebox hit (in the mid-1950s), and remains one of jazz label

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's top-selling singles. Additionally, Henderson performed and recorded with

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('' Bill Henderson with the Oscar Peterson Trio''), Jimmy Smith,

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, and

Eddie Harris Eddie Harris (October 20, 1934 – November 5, 1996) was an American jazz musician, best known for playing tenor saxophone and for introducing the electrically amplified saxophone. He was also fluent on the electric piano and organ. His best-k ...

. He was under contract to the

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label between 1958 and 1961, who recorded his first album as leader, ''Bill Henderson Sings'' (1958), which features trumpeter

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– accessed June 2010 was an American

among the sidemen. Beginning in the mid-1970s, he frequently appeared on television in supporting, usually one-time roles. His film roles have followed a similar trend — minor and supporting roles. Henderson also recorded his own vocal tracks as "King Blues" for the comedy film ''

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'' (1983). Henderson made a guest vocal appearance on

Charlie Haden Charles Edward Haden (August 6, 1937 – July 11, 2014) was an American jazz double bass player, bandleader, composer and educator whose career spanned more than fifty years. Haden helped to revolutionize the harmonic concept of bass playin ...

's album '' The Art of the Song'' (1999).Henderson appeared in Inside Moves 1980 and White Men Can't Jump 1992.

Discography

Albums *''Bill Henderson Sings'' (with

Trio,

Wynton Kelly Wynton Charles Kelly (December 2, 1931 – April 12, 1971) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He is known for his lively, blues-based playing and as one of the finest accompanists in jazz. He began playing professionally at the age of 1 ...

Sextet; arranged by

Benny Golson Benny Golson (January 25, 1929 – September 21, 2024) was an American bebop and hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He came to prominence with the big bands of Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie, more as a writer than a p ...

Frank Wess Frank Wellington Wess (January 4, 1922 – October 30, 2013) was an American jazz saxophonist and flutist. He was renowned for his extensive solo work; however, he was also remembered for his time playing with Count Basie, Count Basie's band duri ...

) (Vee-Jay #1015, 1959) *''Bill Henderson'' elf-titled(with

Eddie Higgins Edward Haydn Higgins (February 21, 1932 – August 31, 2009) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and orchestrator. His performance and composition in 1959's " Cry of Jazz" is preserved in the Library of Congress' National Film Registry. Bi ...

Quartet,

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Quartet,

Thad Jones Thaddeus Joseph Jones (March 28, 1923 – August 20, 1986) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer and bandleader who has been called "one of the all-time greatest jazz trumpet soloists". Early life, family and education Thad Jones was born i ...

Big Band, Jimmy Jones Strings) (Vee-Jay #1031, 1961) *''Please Send Me Someone To Love'' (with

, Eddie Higgins,

Joe Diorio Joseph Louis Diorio (August 6, 1936 – February 2, 2022) was an American jazz guitarist. He performed with Sonny Stitt, Hal Crook, Eddie Harris, Ira Sullivan, Stan Getz, Pat Metheny, Horace Silver, Anita O'Day, and Freddie Hubbard. In recent y ...

, Rail Wilson, Al Duncan) (Vee-Jay International #3055, 1960-1961 el. 1974 reissued as Collectables #7144, 2000) *'' Bill Henderson with the Oscar Peterson Trio'' (with

, Ray Brown,

Ed Thigpen Edmund Leonard Thigpen (December 28, 1930 – January 13, 2010) was an American jazz drummer, best known for his work with the Oscar Peterson trio from 1959 to 1965. Thigpen also performed with the Billy Taylor trio from 1956 to 1959. Biograph ...

) (MGM #4128, 1963; reissued as Verve/Polygram #837937, 1989) *''When My Dreamboat Comes Home'' (with Jimmy Jones Orchestra; arranged by Rene Hall, Jimmy Jones, Bobby Scott) (Verve #8619, 1965) *''Live In Concert With The

Band'' (Monad #802, 1966

el. 1995 EL, El or el may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional entities * El, a character from the manga series ''Shugo Chara!'' by Peach-Pit * Eleven (''Stranger Things'') (El), a fictional character in the TV series ''Stranger Things'' * El, fami ...

*''Live At The Times'' (with

Joyce Collins Joyce Collins (born 5 May 1930, Battle Mountain, Nevada – died January 3, 2010) was a jazz pianist, singer and educator. Collins began playing piano professionally at the age of 15 while still attending Reno High School in Nevada. Later, whi ...

Dave Mackay David Craig Mackay (14 November 1934 – 2 March 2015) was a Scottish football player and manager. Mackay was best known for a highly successful playing career with Heart of Midlothian, the double-winning Tottenham Hotspur side of 1961 an ...

, Tom Azarello, Jimmie Smith) (Discovery #779, 1975 el. 1977 *''Bill Henderson Live: Joey Revisited'' (with Joyce Collins, Dave Mackay, Steve LaSpina, Jerry Coleman) (Monad #807, 1976

*''Street Of Dreams'' (with Joyce Collins, Dave Mackay, Jim Hughart, Jimmie Smith,

Pete Christlieb Peter Christlieb (born February 16, 1945) is an American musician, playing tenor saxophone in the styles of jazz bebop, West Coast jazz, hard bop and pop music. Biography Christlieb was born in Los Angeles, California, United States, and is the ...

) (Discovery #802, 1979) *''A Tribute To Johnny Mercer'' (with Joyce Collins, Dave Mackay,

Joey Baron Bernard Joseph Baron (born June 26, 1955 in Richmond, Virginia) is an American drummer best-known for working in avant-garde jazz with Bill Frisell and John Zorn. Music career Baron, who is of Jewish heritage, was born on June 26, 1955, in Ric ...

) (Discovery #846, 1981) * Nancy Wilson, ''Presents Great Jazz Night: Red Hot & Cool II'' (featuring Bill Henderson) (LaserDisc, 1990) *''

White Men Can't Jump ''White Men Can't Jump'' is a 1992 American Sports film, sports comedy film written and directed by Ron Shelton. It stars Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson as streetball Hustling, hustlers. The film was released in the United States on March 27 ...

'' riginal soundtrack(Bill as member of the Venice Beach Boys) (Capitol/EMI #98414, 1992) *

Quartet West, '' The Art of the Song'' (featuring

Shirley Horn Shirley Valerie Horn (May 1, 1934 – October 20, 2005) was an American jazz singer and pianist. She collaborated with many jazz musicians including Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Toots Thielemans, Ron Carter, Carmen McRae, Wynton Marsalis and oth ...

, Bill Henderson) (Verve/Polygram #547403, 1999) *Mike Melvoin With Charlie Haden Featuring Bill Henderson, ''The Capitol Sessions'' (Naim Audio Ltd, 2000) *

Chico Hamilton Foreststorn "Chico" Hamilton (September 20, 1921 – November 25, 2013) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He came to prominence as sideman for Lester Young, Gerry Mulligan, Count Basie, and Lena Horne. Hamilton became a bandleader, f ...

, Juniflip (featuring Bill Henderson) (Joyous Shout, 2006) *''Live At The Kennedy Center'' (with Ed Vodicka Trio) (Web Only Jazz, 2006) *''Beautiful Memory: Bill Henderson Live At The Vic'' (with Tateng Katindig, Chris Conner,

Roy McCurdy Roy McCurdy (born November 28, 1936) is a jazz drummer. Early life McCurdy began playing drums around the age of 10 in his hometown of Rochester and took lessons from Eastman percussionist Bill Street as a teenager. He spent three years in the A ...

) (Ahuh Productions, 2008) Compilations *''Something's Gotta Give'' (Discovery #932, 1986) - compilation of Discovery #802 songs and Discovery #846 songs *''Sings (Best Of)'' (Suite Beat #2016, 1986) - compilation of Vee-Jay #1015 songs Vee-Jay #1031 songs and Vee-Jay International #3055 songs *''His Complete Vee-Jay Recordings, Volume One'' (Vee-Jay LLP #NVJ2-909, 1993; reissued as Koch Jazz #8548, 2000) *''His Complete Vee-Jay Recordings, Volume Two'' (Vee-Jay LLP #NVJ2-912, 1993; reissued as Koch Jazz #8572, 2000) Singles *Bill Henderson Sings...with the

Quintet, "Señor Blues"/"Tippin'" (Blue Note, 1958) - note: both released on CD reissue of ''

6 Pieces of Silver ''6 Pieces of Silver'' is an album by the Horace Silver Quintet, recorded on November 10, 1956 and released on Blue Note later that year. The quintet features brass section Donald Byrd and Hank Mobley and rhythm section Doug Watkins and Louis Hay ...

'' *Bill Henderson Sings...with the Jimmy Smith Trio, "Ain't No Use"/" Angel Eyes" (Blue Note, 1958) - note: both released on CD reissue of '' Softly as a Summer Breeze'' *Bill Henderson Sings...with the Jimmy Smith Trio, "Ain't That Love"/"

Willow Weep for Me "Willow Weep for Me" is a popular song composed in 1932 by Ann Ronell, who also wrote the lyrics. The song form is AABA, written in time,Zimmers, Tighe, E. (2009). ''Tin Pan Alley Girl: A Biography of Ann Ronell''. McFarland. pp. 19-22. alth ...

" (Blue Note, 1958) - note: both released on CD reissue of '' Softly as a Summer Breeze'' *"

How Long Has This Been Going On? "How Long Has This Been Going On?" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, for the musical ''Funny Face'' in 1927. History According to Ira Gershwin in his book ''Lyrics on Several Occasions'', after the premiere of ...

"/"Busy Signal" (Riverside, 1958) *"

Bye Bye Blackbird "Bye Bye Blackbird" is a song published in 1926 by Jerome H. Remick and written by composer Ray Henderson and lyricist Mort Dixon. It is considered a popular standard and was first recorded by Sam Lanin's Dance Orchestra in March 1926. Song i ...

"/"Bad Luck" (Vee Jay, 1959) *"Joey" KA "Joey, Joey, Joey""Sweet Pumpkin" (Vee Jay, 1960) *"Sleepy"/"

It Never Entered My Mind "It Never Entered My Mind" is a show tune from the 1940 Rodgers and Hart musical '' Higher and Higher'', where it was introduced by Shirley Ross. Notable recordings *Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, ...

" (Vee Jay, 1960) *"My How The Time Goes By"/"

Sweet Georgia Brown "Sweet Georgia Brown" is a jazz standard composed in 1925 by Ben Bernie and Maceo Pinkard, with lyrics by Kenneth Casey. History Reportedly, Bernie came up with the concept for the song's lyrics – although he is not the credited lyricist ...

" (Vee Jay, 1961) *"When My Dream Boat Comes Home"/"

Who Can I Turn To "Who Can I Turn To?" (alternatively titled "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)") is a song written by English composer-lyricists Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley and first published in 1964. Background The song was introduced in the ...

(When Nobody Needs Me)" (Verve, 1965) *"

Lay Down Your Weary Tune "Lay Down Your Weary Tune" is a song written by Bob Dylan in 1963. Dylan originally recorded it for his album '' The Times They Are a-Changin, but his version of the song was not officially released until 1985 on the '' Biograph'' box set. In ...

"/" If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)" (Verve, 1965) *"Bend Over Backwards"/"

What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" is a song with lyrics written by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman and original music written by Michel Legrand for the 1969 film ''The Happy Ending'', performed by Michael Dees. The song was nominated ...

" (Warner Bros., 1970) *" Send in the Clowns"/"Send in the Clowns" (12" single ide A: 33rpm, side B: 45rpm Discovery/Classic/Jazz Planet, 1996) - from ''Live At The Times''

Filmography

Film

*'' Trouble Man'' (1972) – Jimmy, Pool Room Owner *''

Cornbread, Earl and Me ''Cornbread, Earl and Me'' is a 1975 American coming-of-age drama film that stars Tierre Turner, Laurence Fishburne (in his film debut), and NBA player Jamaal Wilkes. It was directed and co-produced by Joseph Manduke. The film is loosely based ...

'' (1975) – Mr Watkins *'' Silver Streak'' (1976) – Red Cap *''

Mother, Jugs & Speed ''Mother, Jugs & Speed'' is a 1976 American black comedy film directed by Peter Yates. It stars Bill Cosby (Mother), Raquel Welch (Jugs), Harvey Keitel (Speed), and Larry Hagman as employees of an independent ambulance service trying to survive ...

'' (1976) – Charles Taylor *''

Inside Moves ''Inside Moves'' is a 1980 American drama film directed by Richard Donner from a screenplay by Valerie Curtin and Barry Levinson, based on the novel of the same name by Todd Walton. The film stars John Savage, David Morse, Diana Scarwid, a ...

'' (1980) - Blue Lewis *''

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'' (1981) – Train Conductor *''

'' (1983) – King Blues *''

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension ''The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension'', often shortened to ''Buckaroo Banzai'', is a 1984 American Adventure film, adventure Science fiction comedy, science fiction comedy film produced and directed by W. D. Richter and w ...

'' (1984) – Casper Lindley *''

Clue Clue may refer to: * Clue (information) – a piece of information bringing someone closer to a conclusion. People with the name * DJ Clue (born 1975), mixtape DJ * Fredy Clue (born 1994 or 1995), Swedish artist and musician * Oliver Clue * ...

'' (1985) – The Cop *'' Fletch'' (1985) – Speaker *''

Wisdom Wisdom, also known as sapience, is the ability to apply knowledge, experience, and good judgment to navigate life’s complexities. It is often associated with insight, discernment, and ethics in decision-making. Throughout history, wisdom ha ...

'' (1986) – Theo *''

Murphy's Law Murphy's law is an adage or epigram that is typically stated as: "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong." Though similar statements and concepts have been made over the course of history, the law itself was coined by, and named after, Americ ...

'' (1986) – Ben Wilcove *''

How I Got into College ''How I Got Into College'' is a 1989 American romantic comedy film directed by Savage Steve Holland, starring Anthony Edwards, Corey Parker and Lara Flynn Boyle, and produced and released by 20th Century Fox. This is the film debut of eventual ...

'' (1989) – Detroit High School Coach *''

No Holds Barred No holds barred or No Holds Barred may refer to: * ''No Holds Barred'' (1952 film), a film starring The Bowery Boys * ''No Holds Barred'' (1989 film), a film starring Hulk Hogan * ''No Holds Barred'' (Biohazard album) (1997) * ''No Holds Barred ...

'' (1989) – Charlie *''

Cousins A cousin is a relative who is the child of a parent's sibling; this is more specifically referred to as a first cousin. A parent of a first cousin is an aunt or uncle. More generally, in the kinship system used in the English-speaking world, c ...

'' (1989) – Valhalla Band *''

City Slickers ''City Slickers'' is a 1991 American Western comedy film directed by Ron Underwood and starring Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby and Jack Palance, with supporting roles by Patricia Wettig, Helen Slater and Noble Willingham, and ...

'' (1991) – Dr. Ben Jessup *''

'' (1992) – Member of the Venice Beach Boys *''

Maverick Maverick or Maveric may refer to: History * Maverick (animal), an unbranded range animal, derived from U.S. cattleman Samuel Maverick Aviation * AEA Maverick, an Australian single-seat sportsplane design * General Aviation Design Bureau T-32 M ...

'' (1994) – Mr. Hightower, Riverboat Poker Player *''

"Weird Al" Yankovic Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic ( ; born October 23, 1959) is an American comedy musician, writer, and actor. He is best known for writing and performing Comedy music, comedy songs that often Parody music, parody specific songs by contempo ...

: There's No Going Home'' (1996) – Blind Lemon Yankovic (uncredited) *''

Ghosts of Mississippi ''Ghosts of Mississippi'' is a 1996 American biographical courtroom drama film directed by Rob Reiner and starring Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg, and James Woods. The film is based on the 1994 trial of Byron De La Beckwith, a white suprema ...

'' (1996) – Minister *''

Hoodlum A hoodlum is a thug, usually in a group of misfits who are associated with crime or theft. Early use The earliest reference to the word "hoodlum" was in the December 14, 1866, ''San Francisco Daily Evening Bulletin'' after the Hoodlum Band was ...

'' (1997) – Mr. Redmond *''

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'' (1997) – Hospital Security *''

Lethal Weapon 4 ''Lethal Weapon 4'' is a 1998 American buddy cop action film directed and produced by Richard Donner, and starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, Chris Rock, and Jet Li (in his international film debut). It is the fourth ins ...

'' (1998) – Angry Patient *'' Trippin''' (1999) – Gramps Reed *'' Hard Ground'' (2003) – Junior Gunn *''

The Alibi ''The Alibi'' is a 2006 American film directed by Kurt Mattila and Matt Checkowski and written by Noah Hawley. It stars Steve Coogan, Rebecca Romijn, and Selma Blair. The film was shown at 2006 CineVegas. The film was released to DVD on Decemb ...

'' (2006) – Counterman

Television

*''

Happy Days ''Happy Days'' is an American television sitcom that aired first-run on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC network from January 15, 1974, to July 19, 1984, with a total of 255 half-hour episodes spanning 11 seasons. Created by Garry Marsha ...

'' (1974) – Mr. Davis *''

Harry O ''Harry O'', sometimes spelled ''Harry-O'', is an American private detective series that aired for two seasons on ABC from 1974 to 1976. The series starred David Janssen, and Jerry Thorpe was executive producer. ''Harry O'' followed the broad ...

'' (1974-1976) – Spencer Johnson / Teak *''

Sanford and Son ''Sanford and Son'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from January 14, 1972, to March 25, 1977. It was based on the British sitcom '' Steptoe and Son'', which initially aired on BBC1 in the United Kingdom from 1962 to ...

'' (1975) – Harvey *''

Good Times ''Good Times'' is an American television sitcom that aired for six seasons on CBS, from February 8, 1974, to August 1, 1979. Created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans (actor), Mike Evans and developed by executive producer Norman Lear, it was televis ...

'' (1976-1977) – Ray the Bartender / Night Club Owner *''

The Jeffersons ''The Jeffersons'' is an American sitcom television series that was broadcast on CBS from January 18, 1975, to July 2, 1985. Lasting 11 seasons and a total of 253 episodes, ''The Jeffersons'' is one of the longest-running sitcoms in history ...

'' (1977) – JoJo *''

What's Happening!! ''What's Happening!!'' is an American sitcom television series that first aired on ABC from August 5, 1976, premiering as a summer series. It also returned as a weekly series, that later aired for the rest of the three seasons, from November 1 ...

'' (1977) – Clarence Hopkins *''

Diff'rent Strokes ''Diff'rent Strokes'' is an American television sitcom, which originally aired on NBC from November 3, 1978, to May 4, 1985, and on ABC from September 27, 1985, to March 7, 1986. The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and ...

'' (1979) – Attendant *''

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'' (1979) – Antoine Moray / Babalao *''

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'' (1981) *'' Benson'' (1982) – Jay *''

Hill Street Blues ''Hill Street Blues'' is an American serial police procedural television series that aired on NBC in prime-time from January 15, 1981, to May 12, 1987, for 146 episodes. The show chronicles the lives of the Metropolitan Police Department staff ...

'' (1983) – Maynard *''

Ace Crawford, Private Eye ''Ace Crawford, Private Eye'' is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from March 15 to April 12, 1983. The series parodied the "hard-boiled detective" genre. Synopsis Tim Conway stars as a trench-coated private investigator who always solves ...

'' (1983) as Mello, a blind jazz musician at The Shanty. The series starred

Tim Conway Thomas Daniel "Tim" Conway (December 15, 1933 – May 14, 2019) was an American actor, comedian, writer, and director. Conway is perhaps best known as a regular cast member (1975–1978) on the TV comedy ''The Carol Burnett Show'' where he port ...

. *'' The Facts of Life'' (1985) – Art "Jazzbeau" Jackson *''

MacGyver Angus "Mac" MacGyver is the title character and the protagonist in the TV series ''MacGyver''. He is played by Richard Dean Anderson in the MacGyver (1985 TV series), 1985 original series. Lucas Till portrays a younger version of MacGyver in Mac ...

'' (1987) – Gas Station Cashier *'' In the Heat of the Night'' (1993) – Bishop William Prinn *''

NYPD Blue ''NYPD Blue'' is an American police procedural television series set in New York City, exploring the struggles of the fictional 15th Precinct detective squad in Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwines several plots involving an ensemble ca ...

'' (1996) – Verdis *''

Mad About You ''Mad About You'' is an American television sitcom starring Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt as a married couple in New York City as they navigate life together. In later seasons, the couple has a daughter. It initially aired on NBC from September 2 ...

'' (1998) – Mets Shortstop *'' Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction'' (1998) – Lloyd Weeks *'' ER'' (1999) – Charley Barnes *''

Malcolm & Eddie ''Malcolm & Eddie'' is an American television sitcom that premiered August 26, 1996, on UPN, and ran for four seasons, airing its final episode on May 22, 2000. This series starred Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Eddie Griffin in the lead roles. The ...

'' (1999) – Uncle Buddy (voice) *'' 7th Heaven'' (2000) – Caleb *''

Cold Case ''Cold Case'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series. It ran on CBS from September 28, 2003, to May 2, 2010. The series revolved around a fictionalized Philadelphia Police Department division that specializes in invest ...

'' (2003) – George 'Tinkerbell' Polk (2003) *''

My Name Is Earl ''My Name Is Earl'' is an American television sitcom created by Greg Garcia (producer), Greg Garcia for NBC. It aired for four seasons from September 20, 2005, to May 14, 2009, with a total of List of My Name Is Earl episodes, 96 episodes. It wa ...

'' (2007) – Charlie (final appearance)

References

External links

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Bill Henderson's MySpace page
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