Americký zpěvák, skladatel, kytarista a pianista, nar. 1945, původem ze st. Michigan. Stylově vychází především z R&B; a soulu. Už na střední škole vedl sk. Decibels, poté hraje ve skupinách Town Criers a Doug Brown & The Omens.
V r. 1963...
Píseň: Mongrel
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