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 My Santa Man After a remix with new fx and mastering of Santa Man (for a Songtradr submission) and since it’s obviously  a Christmas tune we thought we’d do a rare repost from three years ago. In the spirit of the Holidays perhaps you can forgive us for that! So here’s version 2.0 of a little two minute Christmas ditty…. Happy Holidays and thank y’all very much for your time to listen to our songs and comment over the past year. We appreciate you! J&B For the tech folks... Janice vocal: Rodes NT1 mic > Scarlett interface > Nectar 2 Drums: RD Blues Rock > Waves CLA Drums Doubled snare: from above kit RD file > Waves CLA Drums Bass: RT 2426 Rockabilly > Waves Bass Rider > Neutron 2 Guitar Rhythm: RT 1854 Country Boogie > Waves Unplugged Piano Rhythm: Midi Super Track 1799 Southern Rock > Logic Pro Grand Steinway sound > Waves CLA Unplugged / comped from multiple generations Harmonica: RT 423 Blues > Logic Pro Overdrive sim > EMT 140 Reverb sim / comped from multiple generations DAW: Logic Pro X Mastering: Logic Pro EQ > Waves LinMB > Ozone Imager > Ozone Limiter > Ozone Tonal Balance Santa Man © 2016-2019 J. Merritt & B. Merritt my santa man don’t hang with them elves no he don’t hang with them little bitty elves we take care of business all by ourselves he don’t come crawling down my chimney no he don’t go crawling down my chimney he walks in the door looking so fine to me he don’t have to land a sled up on my roof he don’t have to park no sled on my roof he’s my santa man, i don’t need no proof i don’t need my gifts waiting under a tree yeah, i don’t need no gifts under a tree my santa man, he brings it straight to me
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J&B,
We forgive and thank you for the repost- this sounds great ( as it always did)!
Two minutes that put the right kind of harp and that bluesy angel voice into Christmas.
Robert
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I remember this one, I see I left a comment over there back then. Well worth a repost, such a fun song, and always a treat to hear Janice do her thing I don’t recall how it sounded then but man, you knocked it out of the park with mix V2! Sounds fantastic through my studio ‘phones. Very much enjoyed hearing this!
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Ha Ha.
Nice one J&B and it makes me feel like drinking J&B for Christmas.
Cheers.
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This sleighed me.
ALL excellent as usual.
If I write an xmas song it'll have been inspired by your chorus but will start,
My Santamental...
Last edited by rayc; 12/14/19 12:50 AM.
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Hi J and B,
Just listened to your nice boogie-song. Sound like the old days, but better of course, because of the vocals!
On SC I wrote they (sometimes) call me the Santa man too. Is that a good thing? For you?
Nice Christmas too,
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Now that's a fun twist of lyrics... Very nice bit of work!
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J&B,
We forgive and thank you for the repost- this sounds great ( as it always did)!
Two minutes that put the right kind of harp and that bluesy angel voice into Christmas.
Robert Thanks Robert! Glad the harp worked for you also. Appreciate the forgiveness too J&B
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Thanks guys for reposting this one...
I love hearing songs from others...
Especially Christmas songs...
Thanks again and...
Merry Christmas to both of you!
Jim
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Janice / Bud
Loved it the first time - this is even better.
Merry Christmas and thanks for all the support during the year.
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I remember this one, I see I left a comment over there back then. Well worth a repost, such a fun song, and always a treat to hear Janice do her thing I don’t recall how it sounded then but man, you knocked it out of the park with mix V2! Sounds fantastic through my studio ‘phones. Very much enjoyed hearing this! Dave, thanks for all and especially for commenting on the vocal and mix. The Waves LinMB can often really open up a mix. Hope you and yours have fun holidays! J&B
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Hi Janice and Bud,
This song has all I appreciate in Blues and it sounds so good !
Thanks for sharing. Christian
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Who is playing that insane harmonica?
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Nice work on this piece! I like it! Have a very Merry Christmas!!!
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J&B,
Coool sounding blues. Janice, your performance is stellar! Bud, I did not hear this first time, so will comment on what I am hearing now. You done excellent work in mixing/mastering this. Got nice vintage vibe to it, as this style of music deserves, yet everything is audible and vocals are clear! Thumbs up to one of my favorite creative teams!
BTW, love the photo.
Thank you for sharing!
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Hi guys, This is way too good to be oh so short. How about sticking a couple of guitar breaks in there after each pair of verses. It is the blues after all. And a damn good one. Keep 'em coming.
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I am so glad you reposted this song. Such a cool Christmas tune. Awesome vocals. That harp was a pretty cool add. Merry Christmas Janice and Bud.
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Ha Ha.
Nice one J&B and it makes me feel like drinking J&B for Christmas.
Cheers. Thanks! Go light on that J&B... J&B
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This sleighed me.
ALL excellent as usual.
If I write an xmas song it'll have been inspired by your chorus but will start,
My Santamental... Thanks. And more thanks for the clever and genuinely hilarious way you expressed your santaments! J&B
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Janice and Bud,
This version pf "Santa Man" really does the job and then some.
There's nothing I like better than listening to Janice singing against a blues backing. Her vocals and the blues sit together so comfortably that it's like that proverbial match made in heaven.
I'd love to be able to write in the blues format as well as you two do. Unfortunately, it's a genre that challenges me so all I can do is sit back, listen and enjoy... and when it's a J&B creation, that's a really, really easy thing to do!
Many good tidings for Christmas and 2020,
Noel
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J&B loved this tune. the lyrics and music superb. Vocals
can't get any better. Congratulations.
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Hi J and B,
Just listened to your nice boogie-song. Sound like the old days, but better of course, because of the vocals!
On SC I wrote they (sometimes) call me the Santa man too. Is that a good thing? For you?
Nice Christmas too,
Hans Hahahha! Thanks Hans.... J&B Now that's a fun twist of lyrics... Very nice bit of work! Thank. Glad you liked the lyric! J&B
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Always love to hear Janice get down to the blues!!! Wonderful vocal and a class production all the way!! Merry Xmas!! Take care. Greg
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Hi, Janice & Bud !
...and very many wishes
to you too for a most Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year !
Blues won´t get any better than
this !! This is so pro althrough !
Cheers
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A SUPERB mix.
Can't imagine it can get better than this.
Merry Christmas, y'all!!!
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What a groove! Nice production on a cool, bluesy Christmas song, Janice and Bud! I'm with Mr_Songman...wanted it to be longer with some instrumental breaks thrown in. Bravo and Merry Christmas!
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I've only been here one year so it's brand new for me, and what a great one it is. Outstanding Christmas blues song!
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Thanks guys for reposting this one...
I love hearing songs from others...
Especially Christmas songs...
Thanks again and...
Merry Christmas to both of you! Thanks Jim and same to ya! J&B
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nice one..... I seem to recall hearing this before.... but.... loved hearing it again.....
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Dear Janice, dear Bud,
... I'm afraid I'm a bit belated - you just don't look into the forum pages for 2 or 3 days and you're already missing a lot of hot stuff...
Like this one - I don't think that I've heard it before, so I can't compare it to a previous version, but what the heck: This one is sooooo great. Love thos easy-coming lyrics, and who could ever bring them 'onto tape' more easily than you, Janice.
I do love the arrangement very much, the harmonica is a gas. Everything sounds so fresh and clear - Bud, you really got the hang of making a production sound absolutely pro.
Love this one very, very much and I'm really looking forward to the stew you'll be cooking in 2020. I think I can already smell something ... yam...
I wish you all the best, I am extremely happy that I met you and your music here on the forum.
All the best,
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Loved this, glad you reposted as this is new and fresh to me.
A seductive sounding voice Janet put on for this one, worked a treat.
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Loved it the first time - this is even better.
Merry Christmas and thanks for all the support during the year.
Peter Same to ya buddy! We look forward to more collabs! J&B
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Hi Janice and Bud,
This song has all I appreciate in Blues and it sounds so good !
Thanks for sharing. Christian Thanks Chris! J&B Who is playing that insane harmonica? Whoever did the RT I put some overdrive on it to make it a bit dirty. J&B
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Cool tune, thanks for the repost, would never have seen it otherwise. Straight onto the Christmas playlist.  Cheers, Tim
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Nice work on this piece! I like it! Have a very Merry Christmas!!! Thank you! J&B
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Thanks Janice & Bud... For taking time to listen to “There Won't Be No Christmas This Year” ... You will find my response to your comments there... Also I’d like to mention... You two really add to the success of this User Showcase forum! Thanks again...
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J&B,
Coool sounding blues. Janice, your performance is stellar! Bud, I did not hear this first time, so will comment on what I am hearing now. You done excellent work in mixing/mastering this. Got nice vintage vibe to it, as this style of music deserves, yet everything is audible and vocals are clear! Thumbs up to one of my favorite creative teams!
BTW, love the photo.
Thank you for sharing!
Misha.
Thanks for the kind words and for your support throughout the year. Happy Holidays and we look forward to your productions during the new year! J&B Hi guys, This is way too good to be oh so short. How about sticking a couple of guitar breaks in there after each pair of verses. It is the blues after all. And a damn good one. Keep 'em coming. Thanks! Our forum member and friend PeterF plays great blues guitars on nearly all of our blues/blues rock and many other productions. But we hated to ask during the holidays J&B
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I am so glad you reposted this song. Such a cool Christmas tune. Awesome vocals. That harp was a pretty cool add. Merry Christmas Janice and Bud. Thanks Scott! Happy holidays... J&B
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Janice and Bud,
This version pf "Santa Man" really does the job and then some.
There's nothing I like better than listening to Janice singing against a blues backing. Her vocals and the blues sit together so comfortably that it's like that proverbial match made in heaven.
I'd love to be able to write in the blues format as well as you two do. Unfortunately, it's a genre that challenges me so all I can do is sit back, listen and enjoy... and when it's a J&B creation, that's a really, really easy thing to do!
Many good tidings for Christmas and 2020,
Noel Thanks Noel for saying that and many thanks for your support over the years. We hope you are enjoying the holidays! J&B J&B loved this tune. the lyrics and music superb. Vocals
can't get any better. Congratulations.
Mike B.
We appreciate you listening and writing such a nice comment!
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Folks, that's worth several re-posts! What a great vocal! Enjoyed hearing again! Thanks, Torrey
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Great blues, super blues' harp, catchy lyrics, and a fantastic voice. What's not to like here.
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Always love to hear Janice get down to the blues!!! Wonderful vocal and a class production all the way!! Merry Xmas!! Take care. Greg Thanks Greg and happy holidays! J&B
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Hi, Janice & Bud !
...and very many wishes
to you too for a most Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year !
Blues won´t get any better than
this !! This is so pro althrough !
Cheers
Dani
Thanks Dani! Same to both of you! J&B
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Late on this one- Lawd Have Mercy!!!! That's what I'm taking about! Oh yeah!!!! Awesome!! The Christmas fire is still burning hot in them pines. LOL! Wow, you`ve mixed sexy with Christmas and made it rock! Bluesy Sexy and Down & Dirty And very traditional. Ahem - nice sexy voice there Janice! Yes indeed it works for me! Janice, you sound to be having SO much fun there! Incredible bit of vocalising with absolutely superb improvisation, but yet always still in control. Great vocals that add just a enough spice to the lyrics. A great voice for blues! Great production, and OF COURSE, GREAT VOCAL!! I still say Janice sounds a lot like Susan Tedechi ... and that ain't a bad thing. What a great riff on the ending! Girl you can Sang!!! It's easy to hear influences of older blues singers and it's easy to imagine that you both have been studying ,listening to and absorbing the blues genre for a long time. The mix sounds great as usual. The four real tracks are not directly related to each other but work spectacularly well together. The bass is killer. The harmonica is a brilliant touch to the vibe, Very rockin! Great job! Very good stuff as usual. Is this too cool, or what? I say "too cool"! I love 12 bar shuffle blues ...one of my very favorite song styles. This ain't your daddy's bluegrass. Blues Piano is also nice. Love the rhythm of this song. You guys are so versatile. Really enjoyed this and loved the walking bass rhythm. Fantastic blues, very talented people. It's so great you can put this together. Excellent production and performance. The minute Janice started singing, it sounded like home base! My first impression was "This style sits with Janice's voice and Bud's engineering as comfortable as an old and favourite shoe". Everything rings with authenticity and polish. I really enjoyed just sitting back in my chair, admiring the talent on show and listening... first class music. A fun song and outstanding mix and vocal. This should be playing at the mall. Don't forget to leave a note for Santa containing the link along with his milk and cookies so he can use bluetooth to stream it in his sleigh. What a fun track! Instant Christmas Classic! Great Christmas pick-me-up! Terrific! As I commented on soundcloud the vocal is terrific!! Anyone should enjoy this one Though Santa has already appeared and gone for the previous year I must say that this was just a wonderful little bluestyped tune that was so delicately sung, orchestrated and mixed Now that's the sort of Christmas song I DO like. Thanks for livening up the season. Gonna add it to my fav Christmas song list. One for the annual Christmas playlist. That's good fun. Two thumbs up! Merry Christmas to you both from Japan! **Full disclosure. Since you reposted this song from 3 years ago, I was unable to repost my own comments from that same time. I had not been commenting much at that time. I feel I did the next best thing. I took pieces from every response from 3 years ago and reposted those as a substitute.  Seriously great song, performance and production. No shocker on any of those for me coming from you. I listened to this no fewer than 30 times while driving since you posted it. This truly does belong in a movie or tv show. Seriously, loved it!
Chad (Hope that makes it easier)
TEMPO TANTRUM: What a lead singer has when they can't stay in time.
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A SUPERB mix.
Can't imagine it can get better than this.
Merry Christmas, y'all!!!
fj Thanks mr jane! J&B What a groove! Nice production on a cool, bluesy Christmas song, Janice and Bud! I'm with Mr_Songman...wanted it to be longer with some instrumental breaks thrown in. Bravo and Merry Christmas! Glad you liked it. We were aiming for a two minute little Christmas ditty so no room for solos...but adding them might be a fun project. Thanks! J&B I've only been here one year so it's brand new for me, and what a great one it is. Outstanding Christmas blues song! We appreciate that! J&B
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nice one..... I seem to recall hearing this before.... but.... loved hearing it again..... Thank you Herb! J&B Dear Janice, dear Bud,
... I'm afraid I'm a bit belated - you just don't look into the forum pages for 2 or 3 days and you're already missing a lot of hot stuff...
Like this one - I don't think that I've heard it before, so I can't compare it to a previous version, but what the heck: This one is sooooo great. Love thos easy-coming lyrics, and who could ever bring them 'onto tape' more easily than you, Janice.
I do love the arrangement very much, the harmonica is a gas. Everything sounds so fresh and clear - Bud, you really got the hang of making a production sound absolutely pro.
Love this one very, very much and I'm really looking forward to the stew you'll be cooking in 2020. I think I can already smell something ... yam...
I wish you all the best, I am extremely happy that I met you and your music here on the forum.
All the best,
Stefan
Thank you Stefan for you support and for our fun conversations over the year. Oh, and thanks again for our little appearance in your video! Best to you and Maha, J&B
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Wow, what a cool blues-sound... love it. The vocal is infecting... and you used the harmonica perfectly in this track. Really, really nice song!
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Loved this, glad you reposted as this is new and fresh to me.
A seductive sounding voice Janet put on for this one, worked a treat.
Thanks Cool tune, thanks for the repost, would never have seen it otherwise. Straight onto the Christmas playlist. Cheers, Tim Thanks y’all. Happy New Year!!! J&B
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Happy New Year Janice and Bud.
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Thanks Janice & Bud... For taking time to listen to “There Won't Be No Christmas This Year” ... You will find my response to your comments there... Also I’d like to mention... You two really add to the success of this User Showcase forum! Thanks again... Jim, that is very kind and we much appreciate your support. J&B
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What a spectacular song, none to comment other than admiration!
A happy new year and many happy production hours
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Folks, that's worth several re-posts! What a great vocal! Enjoyed hearing again! Thanks, Torrey Thanks Torrey! It was a fun project. J&B
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Great blues, super blues' harp, catchy lyrics, and a fantastic voice. What's not to like here.
Thanks Mario! Appreciate you mentioning the harp and vocal also. J&B Late on this one- Lawd Have Mercy!!!! That's what I'm taking about! Oh yeah!!!! Awesome!! The Christmas fire is still burning hot in them pines. LOL! Wow, you`ve mixed sexy with Christmas and made it rock! Bluesy Sexy and Down & Dirty And very traditional. Ahem - nice sexy voice there Janice! Yes indeed it works for me! Janice, you sound to be having SO much fun there! Incredible bit of vocalising with absolutely superb improvisation, but yet always still in control. Great vocals that add just a enough spice to the lyrics. A great voice for blues! Great production, and OF COURSE, GREAT VOCAL!! I still say Janice sounds a lot like Susan Tedechi ... and that ain't a bad thing. What a great riff on the ending! Girl you can Sang!!! It's easy to hear influences of older blues singers and it's easy to imagine that you both have been studying ,listening to and absorbing the blues genre for a long time. The mix sounds great as usual. The four real tracks are not directly related to each other but work spectacularly well together. The bass is killer. The harmonica is a brilliant touch to the vibe, Very rockin! Great job! Very good stuff as usual. Is this too cool, or what? I say "too cool"! I love 12 bar shuffle blues ...one of my very favorite song styles. This ain't your daddy's bluegrass. Blues Piano is also nice. Love the rhythm of this song. You guys are so versatile. Really enjoyed this and loved the walking bass rhythm. Fantastic blues, very talented people. It's so great you can put this together. Excellent production and performance. The minute Janice started singing, it sounded like home base! My first impression was "This style sits with Janice's voice and Bud's engineering as comfortable as an old and favourite shoe". Everything rings with authenticity and polish. I really enjoyed just sitting back in my chair, admiring the talent on show and listening... first class music. A fun song and outstanding mix and vocal. This should be playing at the mall. Don't forget to leave a note for Santa containing the link along with his milk and cookies so he can use bluetooth to stream it in his sleigh. What a fun track! Instant Christmas Classic! Great Christmas pick-me-up! Terrific! As I commented on soundcloud the vocal is terrific!! Anyone should enjoy this one Though Santa has already appeared and gone for the previous year I must say that this was just a wonderful little bluestyped tune that was so delicately sung, orchestrated and mixed Now that's the sort of Christmas song I DO like. Thanks for livening up the season. Gonna add it to my fav Christmas song list. One for the annual Christmas playlist. That's good fun. Two thumbs up! Merry Christmas to you both from Japan! **Full disclosure. Since you reposted this song from 3 years ago, I was unable to repost my own comments from that same time. I had not been commenting much at that time. I feel I did the next best thing. I took pieces from every response from 3 years ago and reposted those as a substitute. Seriously great song, performance and production. No shocker on any of those for me coming from you. I listened to this no fewer than 30 times while driving since you posted it. This truly does belong in a movie or tv show. Seriously, loved it! That was one creative review! And we are happy that you found positive snippets. Still laughing! Thanks for taking the time to do that. J&B Wow, what a cool blues-sound... love it. The vocal is infecting... and you used the harmonica perfectly in this track. Really, really nice song!
Will Thanks Will! I don’t use a harmonica very often. Glad it worked for you. J&B Happy New Year Janice and Bud. Thanks! J&B
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What a spectacular song, none to comment other than admiration!
A happy new year and many happy production hours Thanks and same to you! J&B
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I'm glad you reposted this because I wasn't here three years ago.
This song brought a big smile on my face. Thanks!
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I'm glad you reposted this because I wasn't here three years ago.
This song brought a big smile on my face. Thanks! Big smiles are good! Thank you, J&B
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