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I was born in Alabama and my first live music experiences were in church. Every Sunday we watched regional gospel groups on television singing their hearts out

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Tommy Shaw
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: September 11
Guitarist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Montgomery
Alabama
Tommy Roland Shaw
Alabama
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