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Rapcore

Rapcore is a subgenre of rap rock fusing vocal and sometimes instrumental elements of hip hop with punk rock, often hardcore punk. Rapcore shares traits with rap rock and rap metal, and music often overlaps between the categories. These styles became the basis for nu metal. Rapcore originated from...
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Aztlan Underground

Aztlan Underground is a fusion band from Los Angeles. Since early 1989, Aztlan Underground has played Rapcore. Indigenous drums, flutes, and rattles are commonplace in its musical compositions. This unique sound is the backdrop for the band's...

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Articolo 31

Articolo 31 is a popular band in Milan, Italy, melding hip hop, funk, pop and traditional Italian musical forms. They are one of the most popular Italian rock/hip hop groups. Members are the rapper J.Ax (real name Alessandro Aleotti), and DJ Jad ...

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  • 1991

Beastie Boys

Beastie Boys is an American hip hop group from New York City. The group comprises Michael "Mike D" Diamond, Adam "MCA" Yauch, and Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz. Since around the time of the Hello Nasty album, the DJ for the group has been Michael "Mix...

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  • 1979

BT

Brian Wayne Transeau (born October 4, 1971 in Rockville, Maryland) is a music producer, composer, audio technician, singer and songwriter better known by his stage name, BT. He is a pioneering artist in the trance genre. As a producer, he has...

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  • Oct 4, 1971 (age 38 years)

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Cypress Hill

Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California. Originally called DVX, the name was changed after Mellow Man Ace left in 1988. Cypress Hill was the first Latino group to have platinum and multi-platinum albums, selling over 18...

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  • 1988

Ice T

Tracy Marrow (born February 16, 1958), better known by his stage name Ice-T, is a Grammy Award and NAACP Image Award-winning American rapper, actor and author. He is credited with helping in pioneering gangsta rap, in the late 1980s. As an actor, he...

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  • Feb 16, 1958 (age 51 years)

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Linkin Park

Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Formed in 1996, the band has sold more than 50 million albums and won two Grammy Awards. It achieved mainstream success with its debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified...

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  • 1995

Limp Bizkit

Limp Bizkit is an American nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida. The band achieved success with over 33 million albums sold worldwide. The members of the band include vocalist Fred Durst, guitarist Wes Borland, bassist Sam Rivers, drummer John...

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  • 1994

Run-D.M.C.

Run–D.M.C. (sometimes written Run D.M.C., Run–DMC, or Run DMC) was a hip hop group from Hollis, in the Queens borough of New York City. Founded by Joseph "Run" Simmons, Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, and Jason "Jam-Master Jay" Mizell, the group is...

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  • 1982

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  • Oct 30, 2002

Tommy Lee

Tommy Lee (b. October 3, 1962) is an American musician, and founding member of glam metal band Mötley Crüe. As well as being the band's long-term drummer, Lee founded rap-metal band Methods of Mayhem, and has pursued solo musical projects. He was...

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  • Oct 3, 1962 (age 47 years)

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Incubus

Incubus is an American rock band, from Calabasas, California. The band was formed in 1991 by vocalist Brandon Boyd, lead guitarist Mike Einziger, and drummer Jose Pasillas while enrolled in high school. The band expanded to include bassist Alex ...

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  • 1991

Rage Against the Machine

Rage Against the Machine (often abbreviated as RATM or Rage) is an American rock band formed during 1991 in Los Angeles, California. The band's lineup, unchanged since its formation, consists of vocalist and lyricist Zack de la Rocha, guitarist Tom...

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  • 1990

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  • Oct 2000

One Minute Silence

One Minute Silence was a four-piece band based in Ireland that combined influences from metal, hardcore punk and rap. The band consisted of vocalist Brian 'Yap' Barry from Co. Tipperary, guitarist Massimo Fiocco from Limerick City, drummer Eddie...

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  • 1995

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  • 2003

Pillar

Pillar is a Grammy-nominated Christian rock band currently located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Their sixth studio album, Confessions, was released in 2009. Pillar started in Hays, Kansas in 1998, when Fort Hays State University roommates Brad Noone and Rob...

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  • 1998

Slipknot

Slipknot is an American heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa, formed in 1995. Slipknot consists of nine members, the current band members are Sid Wilson, Joey Jordison, Paul Gray, Chris Fehn, Jim Root, Craig Jones, Shawn Crahan, Mick Thomson, and...

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  • 1995

Brandon Boyd

Brandon Charles Boyd (born February 15, 1976, in Van Nuys, California) is an American musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the American rock band Incubus. Boyd graduated from Calabasas High School in 1994, and attended Moorpark College...

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  • Feb 15, 1976 (age 33 years)

Faith No More

Faith No More is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed originally as Faith No Man in 1981 by bassist Billy Gould, keyboardist Wade Worthington, frontman Mike Morris and drummer Mike Bordin. A year later when Wade Worthington...

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  • 1982

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  • Apr 1998

Chester Bennington

Chester Charles Bennington (born March 20, 1976) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is the lead vocalist in the rock bands Linkin Park and Dead by Sunrise, he was previously associated with the band Grey Daze,...

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  • Mar 20, 1976 (age 33 years)

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Joe Hahn

Joseph "Joe" Hahn, better known as Mr. Hahn, (born March 15, 1977 in Dallas, Texas) is an American turntablist and director best known as the DJ for the band Linkin Park. Hahn joined Linkin Park, after meeting fellow band mate Mike Shinoda in art...

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  • Mar 15, 1977 (age 32 years)

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Senser

Senser, a politically-charged UK band, originally formed in South West London from a group of friends in the late 1980s, Nick Michaelson (guitar), Heitham Al-Sayed (vocals), Kerstin Haigh (vocals), John Morgan (drums), James Barrett (bass) and Alan ...

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Mike Shinoda

Michael Kenji "Mike" Shinoda (born February 11, 1977) is an American musician, record producer, and artist from Agoura Hills, California. He is best known as the rapper, songwriter, keyboardist, vocalist and rhythm guitarist of rock band Linkin Park...

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  • Feb 11, 1977 (age 32 years)

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Brad Delson

Bradford Phillip Delson (born December 1, 1977) is an American musician, lead guitarist, and one of the founding members of the alternative rock band Linkin Park. He is also the A&R; Representative for Machine Shop Recordings. Brad Delson attended...

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  • Dec 1, 1977 (age 32 years)

Sublime

Sublime was an American ska punk band from Long Beach, California, formed in 1986. The band's original line-up consisted of Bradley Nowell (vocals and guitar), Bud Gaugh (drums and percussion), and Eric Wilson (bass guitar). Lou Dog, Nowell's...

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  • 1988

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  • May 25, 1996

Powerman 5000

Powerman 5000 (sometimes abbreviated to PM5K) is a Boston-based rock band formed in 1991. Through the span of nearly two decades, the group has released several albums and gained their highest commercial success with 1999's science fiction themed...

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  • 1989

311

311 (pronounced three eleven) is an American rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, formed in 1988. Their musical structure incorporates a variety of musical styles including alternative rock, hip hop, reggae, and funk. Since their self-titled album in...

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  • 1988

Body Count

Body Count is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1990. The group was founded by Ice-T, best known for his contributions to the hip hop genre. Ice-T founded the group out of his interest in heavy metal, and took on the...

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  • 1989

Alien Ant Farm

Alien Ant Farm is an American alternative rock band that formed in the southern California city of Riverside in 1995. Their name comes from an idea original guitarist Terry Corso had about aliens and the earth--"I was daydreaming at my dull desk job...

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  • 1995

Fred Durst

William Frederick "Fred" Durst (born August 20, 1970) is an American musician, director and actor, known primarily as the front man of the nu metal band Limp Bizkit. Durst was born in Gastonia, North Carolina on August 20, 1970, and was raised in...

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  • Aug 20, 1970 (age 39 years)

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dc Talk

DC Talk (styled as dc Talk), is a Grammy-winning Christian music trio. The group formed in Lynchburg, Virginia around 1988, consisting of Toby McKeehan, Michael Tait, and Kevin Max Smith. They have released five major studio albums together: DC Talk...

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Tom Morello

The Nightwatchman is the alter-ego and solo act of Rage Against the Machine, ex-Audioslave and Street Sweeper Social Club guitarist Tom Morello, which he created in 2003 as an outlet for his political views while playing non-political music with...

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  • May 30, 1964 (age 45 years)

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Crazy Town

Crazy Town is a alternative band formed in Los Angeles in 1995 by Bret Mazur and Seth Binzer. The band is best known for their 2001 single, "Butterfly", which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Members of the band mix elements of hip...

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  • 1999

P.O.D.

P.O.D. (Payable On Death) is an American metal band formed in 1992. The band's line-up consists of vocalist Sonny Sandoval, drummer Wuv Bernardo, guitarist Marcos Curiel, and bassist Traa Daniels. They have released seven studio albums and have sold...

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  • 1992

Saliva

Saliva is an American rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee in September 1996 and currently under Island/Def Jam Records. Saliva released their self-titled debut album on August 26, 1997 under Rocking Chair Records/Red Urban Records They were...

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  • 1996

Zack de la Rocha

Zacarías Manuel de la Rocha (born January 12, 1970, in Long Beach, California) is an American rapper, musician, poet, and activist of Mexican, German, and Irish descent. He is best known as the vocalist and lyricist of Rage Against the Machine and...

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  • Jan 12, 1970 (age 39 years)

Tim Commerford

Timothy Robert Commerford (born February 26, 1968 in Irvine, California), also known by his various monikers/stage names (Timmy C, Y. tim K., Simmering T, Tim Bob, and tim.com) is the Bassist/backing vocalist for American rock band Rage Against The...

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  • Feb 26, 1968 (age 41 years)

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Brad Wilk

Brad Wilk (born September 5, 1968, Portland, Oregon, United States) is an American musician, best known as the drummer of the American rock bands Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave. Wilk was born on September 5, 1968, in Portland, Oregon to a...

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  • Sep 5, 1968 (age 41 years)

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Chuck Mosely

Charles Henry "Chuck" Mosley (born January 27, 1958 in Hollywood, California) is an American singer and songwriter. Mosley was the frontman of the band Faith No More for their first two albums, We Care a Lot and Introduce Yourself. Mosley was born...

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  • Jan 27, 1958 (age 51 years)

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Smash Mouth

Smash Mouth is an American pop rock band from San José, California. Formed in 1994, the band comprised Steve Harwell (lead vocals), Greg Camp (guitar), Paul De Lisle (bass), and Kevin Coleman (original drummer). Their hit songs include "Walkin' on...

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  • 1994

Zdob şi Zdub

Zdob şi Zdub are a Moldovan musical group, based in Chişinău, whose work for the last several years combines elements of hip-hop (especially sampling) and hardcore punk with traditional Moldovan music and Roma music. The name is onomatopoeic for the...

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  • 1994

N*E*R*D

N.E.R.D is an American rock, funk and hip hop band. Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo were signed by Teddy Riley to Virgin Records as a duo, The Neptunes. After producing songs for several artists throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, the...

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  • 2001

Maroon 5

Maroon 5 is an American rock band. Since debuting in 2002, the band has sold over 10 million albums in the United States and nearly 15 million worldwide. While they were in high school, the four original members of Maroon 5 played in a garage band...

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Glassjaw

Glassjaw (sometimes stylized glassJAw or GlassJAw) is a four-piece post-hardcore band from Long Island, New York. The band is fronted by vocalist Daryl Palumbo and guitarist Justin Beck, and have undergone numerous line-up changes since their...

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  • 1994

Kazik Na Żywo

Kazik Na Żywo ("Kazik Live", also known as KNŻ and Kaenżet) is a Polish rapcore band formed in 1991, in Warsaw. Their first performance was during the music festival in Sopot, Poland, in 1992. Staszewski then shocked the audience, singing the song...

pe

Hed PE, also known as (hed) planet earth and stylized as (həd) p.e., is an American rock band from Huntington Beach, California. Formed in 1994, the band performs a style of music which they refer to as "G-punk". Their music is primarily based in a...

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28 Days

28 Days were a punk rock band formed in Bacchus Marsh, Australia during 1997. At their career peak, they had a #1 album (Upstyledown) on the Australian ARIAnet Albums Chart and also a #12 single ("Rip It Up") on the ARIAnet Singles Chart and were...

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  • 1997

Superheist

Superheist was an Australian nu metal band that attained a significant degree of success with a string of EPs and singles and two full-length albums that charted in the Top 40 before suddenly disbanding in 2004. The group was formed in Melbourne in...

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Kottonmouth Kings

Kottonmouth Kings is an American hip hop and rap rock group from Orange County, California. Kottonmouth Kings officially formed in 1994, and describe themselves as "psychedelic hip-hop punk rock". Kottonmouth Kings are composed of Daddy X (the...

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Jacoby Shaddix

Jacoby Dakota Shaddix (born July 28, 1976, in Vacaville, California) is the lead singer of the Californian rock band Papa Roach and the primary songwriter for the band. He has two brothers, Bryson and Trevor. He has a small degree of ADHD. He worked...

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  • Jul 28, 1976 (age 33 years)

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Clawfinger

Clawfinger is a rap metal band from Sweden and was one of the earliest bands to adopt this sound. Clawfinger is known for aggressive but melodic music and tackling political and anti-racist themes in their songs. The band's origin dates back to the...

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Seo Tai-ji

Seo Tai-ji (Jeong Hyeon-cheol 정현철(Hanja: 鄭鉉哲), born on February 21, 1972) is a South Korean musician, and songwriter. After dropping out of high school to pursue a music career, he has risen to become one of the most prominent and influential...

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  • Feb 21, 1972 (age 37 years)

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Papa Roach

Papa Roach is a four-piece rock band from Vacaville, California. They broke into the mainstream with their triple-platinum major-label debut Infest (2000). The group's success continued with later releases Lovehatetragedy (2002), Getting Away with...

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  • 1993

Nonpoint

Nonpoint is a four-piece alternative metal group originating from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Nonpoint was formed in January 1997 by drummer Robb Rivera, vocalist Elias Soriano andbassist Kenneth "KB" Mcmillan, The band rose to popularity in the...

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  • 1997

Anders Colsefini

Andrew Rouw (born 1972), also known as Anders Colsefini, is an American musician known as the former vocalist of Slipknot and Painface. In his youth, Rouw performed in local bands including Inveigh Catharsis, Vexx, and Zeromind. Following the...

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  • 1972 (age 38 years)

Travis Barker

Travis Landon Barker (born November 12, 1975) is an American drummer and the current drummer for pop punk trio Blink-182. He has also been a drummer for several side projects including +44, Box Car Racer, Transplants and Expensive Taste. After the...

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  • Nov 14, 1975

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  • 1998 (age 22 years)

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Hazen Street

Hazen Street (also known as Hazen St.) was a hardcore punk supergroup that formed in early 2004. The band features Freddy Cricien and Hoya of New York hardcore band Madball; Toby Morse of melodic hardcore band H2O; David Kennedy of post hardcore...

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  • 2004

Lit

Lit is an alternative rock band, based in Fullerton, California. They released several singles in the 1990s and early 2000s including "My Own Worst Enemy", "Miserable", "Zip-Lock", "Over My Head", "Lipstick and Bruises", "Addicted", "Looks Like They...

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  • 1989

Earthsuit

Earthsuit was a short-lived New Orleans-based Christian rock band formed in 1995. The band consisted of guitarist Dave Rumsey, keyboardist/vocalist Paul Meany, bassist Roy Mitchell, drummer David "Hutch" Hutchison, and vocalist Adam LaClave....

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  • 1998

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  • 2003

Joseph Simmons

Joseph "Joey" Simmons (born November 14, 1964), known by the stage name DJ Run Love, is one of the founding members of hip hop group Run–D.M.C., through which he is known as DJ Run, and a practicing minister, known as Rev Run. Simmons was born in...

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  • Nov 14, 1964 (age 45 years)

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Jason Truby

Jason Truby (born June 1, 1973 in Little Rock, Arkansas) is an American musician. He began his career in 1989 when he formed the highly influential band Living Sacrifice as its lead guitarist. Even though he was a founding member of the Arkansas...

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  • Jun 1, 1973 (age 36 years)

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Sonny Sandoval

Paul Joshua "Sonny" Sandoval (born May 16, 1973) is an American singer and rapper. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band P.O.D.. Sandoval was born in San Diego, California to a Hawaiian mother and a Mexican-Italian father. He grew...

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  • May 16, 1974 (age 35 years)

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