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Marlon Williams On World Cafe

Watch the New Zealand country singer perform "When I Was A Young Girl," a song associated with Nina Simone.
New Zealand's Marlon Williams sings what has been categorized as country music, although he claims a wide range of influences. In the little town of Lyttelton, where he grew up, he relied on his father's record collection; albums by Gram Parsons particularly captivated him.

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