"A man walks into a bar..."
An impromptu singing contest at a dive bar turns a lonely night into a soul-baring moment of shared harmony.
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The people behind it
Michael Young
Mike
Chris Smither
Captain
Will Harrington
Singer
Judah Kelly
Matt Corcoran
Michael Keyes
Bar Patron
Leroy Griffith
Daniel "Hutch" Hutchinson
David Scott "Muffin" McMurry
Luis "Tio Rigo" Rigoberto Amaya
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