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Young kids are always singing and painting. When you get to that second and third grade level, you're supposed to put all that aside.
Wynton Marsalis
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Wynton Marsalis
Age: 62
Born: 1961
Born: October 18
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New Orleans
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Wynton Learson Marsalis
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