45 South is the 2005 debut album

Album

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 from Texas

Texas

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 singer-songwriter Ray O'Hara

Ray O'Hara

Ray O'Hara, born in Oak Park, Illinois, is an American country/folk/bluegrass musician. He has released an album, 45 South, which has received positive reviews.-External links:*...

. It features collaborations from such artists as Jimmy LaFave

Jimmy LaFave

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, Trish Murphy

Trish Murphy

Trish Murphy is an Austin-based singer-songwriter.- Music career :Trish Murphy grew up in Houston, Texas, the daughter of a struggling musician and songwriter. After earning a Bachelor's Degree in philosophy at the University of Dallas, she formed a duo—Trish and Darin—with her brother Darin Murphy...

, Rachel Loy

Rachel Loy

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, Michael Ramos, Rick McRae, Larry Wilson

Larry Wilson

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, Mike Hardwick, Louis Meyers, Stewart Cochran, Pat Cordell, Chris Maresh, Wil Landin, Wally Doggett and Rich White.

It is perhaps difficult to pin a precise genre on the album as a whole, but most of the tracks incorporate elements of folk

Folk music

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, rock, pop

Pop music

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, bluegrass

Bluegrass music

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 and country music

Country music

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. As a blanket term, the genre of 'Americana

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' could be used. O'Hara

Ray O'Hara

Ray O'Hara, born in Oak Park, Illinois, is an American country/folk/bluegrass musician. He has released an album, 45 South, which has received positive reviews.-External links:*...

 sings lead vocals and plays the rhythm guitar

Guitar

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 and harmonica

Harmonica

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 on the album. He also wrote or co-wrote every song.

Track listing