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I told my father I wanted to play the banjo, and so he saved the money and got ready to give me a banjo for my next birthday, and between that time and my birthday, I lost interest in the banjo and was playing guitar.

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Jackson Browne
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: October 9
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