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I hate categories. Hank Williams is a great artist, period. Bob Dylan is a great artist, so is Marty Robbins. They just classify these people and put them in categories so they can sell the thing easier.

George Thorogood

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George Thorogood
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: February 24
Baseball Player
Guitarist
Singer
Vocalist
Wilmington
Delaware
George Lawrence Thorogood
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