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Alvin's Swinging Cousins

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Marc Myers
Sep 29, 2011
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In 1959, a furious race began between two sets of squeaky-voiced woodland creatures. You're surely familiar with Alvin and the Chipmunks, that trio of furry vocalists with sped-up voices who had a thing for pop music. Well, they also had company. There was a bebopping duo known as the Nutty Squirrels, created by Alexander "Sascha" Burland and Don Elliot…

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