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Flirting with disaster

Will Amy Winehouse's self-destructive behavior make her a music legend -- or will it just kill her?
By James Hannaham

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  • Friday, December 14, 2007 09:24 AM

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    Mose Allison and Van Morrison. Early Tom Jones (yes, that one). Long John Baldry. And Lulu (yes, that one, too. Forget "To Sir With Love, try "Shake" and "Cry Me a River"). Dusty Springfield -- her "Son of a Preacher Man" was the one Aretha should have done. And, what's wrong with me, Jerry Lee and his Sun stablemates, Johnny something and that longhaired guy with the funny name. And while we're at it, Johnny Otis and Leiber and Stoller, who wrote for all of them.

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