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Growing up in the Northwest, I did play in an all-girl band. I snuck into clubs. No one ever questioned or thought twice about it.
Meredith Brooks
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Meredith Brooks
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: June 12
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Singer-Songwriter
Oregon City
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