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About
Hard-living country singer, activist, poet, songwriter, actor, and author who helped create Farm Aid.
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Before Fame
He grew up during the Great Depression and played music for money because he didn't want to pick cotton.
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Trivia Fact
He signed with Atlantic in 1973 and became one of the most recognized faces of country music after appearing in over 30 films.
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Family Life:
He married Martha Jewel Matthews on October 27, 1952; Shirley Collie on January 12, 1963; Constance Jean Connie Koepke on April 30, 1972; and Annie D'Angelo on September 16, 1991.
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Associated With
He joined Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson as a member of the 1985 outlaw country group The Highwaymen.
