Gram Parsons (1946)
Ingram Cecil Connor III, known professionally as Gram Parsons, was an American musician. He recorded with the International Submarine Band, the Byrds, and the Flying Burrito Brothers, popularizing…
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Jessi Colter (1943)
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James Lee Burke (1936)
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John Bird, Baron Bird (1946)
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Lancelot Ware (1915)
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