Born on January 24 1941,in Brooklyn, New York, to a Jewish family descended from Russian and Polish immigrants. 16 year later he received his 1st guitar on his 16th birthday.
He became one of the biggest selling artists, about 100 million album sales.
Originally from a small former mining town called Geleen in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands.
I moved to Limerick in Ireland in 1997 together with my wife who is a native from Limerick.We now have 3 kids
I am passionate about music ,history and movies
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History of Sorts 