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Born June 23, 1943 • Cincinnati • Ohio
Died March 9, 2021 (aged 77) • Palm Springs • California
Awards And Honors Grammy Award (2009) • Kennedy Center Honors (2002) • National Medal of Arts (1997) • Grammy Award (1991) • Grammy Award (1990) • Grammy Award (1989) • Grammy Award (1987) • Grammy Award (1986) • Grammy Award (1984) • Grammy Award (1983) • Grammy Award (1982)

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