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One of my strongest memories is my father playing bongos in the living room in Detroit listening to Motown radio. He was this skinny white bald guy, but he was really moved by blues and Motown and funk.

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Sufjan Stevens
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: July 1
Banjoist
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Singer-Songwriter
Detroit
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