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universe.<\/p><p>The Pearly Shells mix their own arrangements of 40s and 50s big band music with Jump Blues, Swing Jazz, RnB, Boogie Woogie and Latin styles and play it all with the drive and enthusiasm the music demands and deserves.<\/p><p>Expect music by Basie, Goodman, Ray Charles, Louie Jordan, Ellington, Billy Holiday, Ella Johnson, Xavier Cugat, T Bone Walker and BB King as well as Pearly&#8217;s songs from their 8 studio albums.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c8ba34b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c8ba34b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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