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There is no music that can't be used politically, but the motives behind the creation of that music can be non-political.

Earle Brown

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Earle Brown
Age: 75 †
Born: 1926
Born: December 26
Died: 2002
Died: July 2
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Lunenburg
Massachusetts
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