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Delilah

In the Old Testament, the Philistine mistress of Samson. Following instructions from the lords of the Philistines she sought to find the source of Samson's great strength. When Samson eventually revealed that his physical power lay in the length of his hair, she shaved his head while he slept and then delivered him into the hands of the Philistines.
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How dare you do a better rendition of Delila than Tom Jones?
PREACH OUT; KING TUT'S STAGE by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
Survivors include his wife; his father; his mother, Sandra Carriveau; two sisters, Jocelyn Cain and Candace Hess, both of Drain; a brother, Jude of Drain; and a grandmother, Delila Carpenter of Chewelah, Wash.
OBITUARIES by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Byline: GAVIN MARTIN She may have only released one album at the age of 28, but Parisian-bred pianist, guitarist, writer, singer and producer Sophie Delila has a formidable lifetime of musical knowledge at her elegant fingertips.
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