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Johnny Cash was a rebel, not only just in the musical sense, but he was somebody who was for the people, and an advocate for labor, for workers, for prisoners, people who have been trapped by the criminal justice system.

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Michael Franti
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: April 21
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