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| | the Shams |
 | | (One of their best-loved early songs was called "Beauty Parlor Rag"-- O dear Shams, where's that Rag???) Sexiness, naturally, is one of the elementary qualities of beautyshop soul (along with loyalty, unpretentiousness, humor, self-respect, barbecue, and hair rollers), and I consider the Shams to be the sexiest group in music today. |
 | | These three friend-girls had actually been singing together for seven years in New York, but they started very slowly, performing Christmas carols only for their closest pals and favorite charities. |
 | | This, itself, is rare enough, but when it's done with good will, intelligence, humor, and three-part harmonies, as it is by the Shams, the result is unique. |
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