Phoebe Snow (1950)
Phoebe Snow was an American roots music singer-songwriter and guitarist, known for her hit 1974 and 1975 songs “Poetry Man” and “Harpo’s Blues”, and her credited guest vocals on Paul Simon’s “Gone…
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Henry Dunant (1828)
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Colin Meads (1936)
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Raymond Keene (1948)
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George Thorogood (1950)
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