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Sarah McLachlan: Quick Facts

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Born January 28, 1968 (age 58) • Halifax • Canada
Awards And Honors Juno Award • Grammy Award (1999) • Grammy Award (1997)

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Sarah McLachlan plays guitar and looks to the side while performing on stage with a microphone in front of her.
Sarah McLachlan
Erykah Badu, Sarah McLachlan, Emily Saliers, Tara MacLean, Natalie Merchant, and Noelle Hampton sing together on stage under purple lights at Lilith Fair, Shoreline Amphitheatre.
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Neil Young sings and plays electric guitar on stage under concert lighting, wearing a light-colored suit, with a microphone and guitar picks visible in front of him.
Neil Young
Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter
Prince stands on stage in a turquoise suit, holding a purple, symbol-shaped guitar above his head, during his Super Bowl XLI halftime performance.
Prince
American singer, songwriter, musician, and producer
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Ray Charles
American musician
Merle Haggard performs on stage wearing a cowboy hat and denim shirt, playing a Fender Telecaster guitar and singing into a microphone.
Merle Haggard
American musician
Bruce Cockburn
Bruce Cockburn
Canadian musician
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Tommy Johnson
American musician
Lonnie Johnson
Lonnie Johnson
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Brownie McGhee
American musician
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Merle Travis
American musician
Bruce Springsteen plays an acoustic guitar and sings into a microphone on stage at the New York Film Festival Spotlight Gala.
Bruce Springsteen
American singer, songwriter, and bandleader
Dolly Parton smiles while holding a microphone, wearing a green outfit with sparkling details, in front of a red background.
Dolly Parton
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
James Brown
James Brown
American singer
Jon Batiste, wearing a gold suit and sunglasses, plays electric guitar on stage in front of a large outdoor crowd at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
Jon Batiste
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Eric Clapton plays an electric guitar onstage, eyes closed, wearing glasses and a dark shirt, with drums and bright stage lights in the background.
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Hank Williams wearing a light-colored cowboy hat, patterned suit jacket, and tie, looking slightly to the side in a black and white portrait.
Hank Williams
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Stevie Wonder smiling and wearing sunglasses and a dark jacket while performing outdoors.
Stevie Wonder
American singer, composer, and musician
Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield
American musician
Harry Connick Jr. wearing a black suit and tie, posing in front of a gray event backdrop at the 23rd Annual Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California.
Harry Connick, Jr.
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Randy Newman in a suit holding his Academy Award Oscar and raising his fist in celebration, standing in front of a gold Oscar statue.
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Jose Feliciano wearing dark sunglasses and a striped shirt under a suit jacket, smiling at an event in 2012.
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