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My brother brought home 'At San Quentin' when I was about 7, and we played it over and over again.
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Chris Cornell
Age: 52 †
Born: 1964
Born: July 20
Died: 2017
Died: May 17
Banjoist
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Christopher John Boyle
Christopher J. Cornell
Christopher John Cornell
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I don't really go to clubs so I don't know what sounds are made there.
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