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Billy Ray Cyrus rises through doubt to country club status
From Flatwoods Kentucky Billy Ray Cyrus chased singing after a Neil Diamond concert and a move through dives to California. Signed by Mercury after a Ragtime Lounge break, he faced Nashville resistance yet became a star with Achy Breaky Heart and the Some Gave All album selling over 11 million.
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