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Genre, to me, is not all that important, and it never has been.

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Amos Lee
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: June 22
Composer
Guitarist
Jazz Guitarist
Jazz Musician
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
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There's not a whole lot of media interest in me other than just the records that I make.
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