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Birthplaces of the stars

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8 Apr 2006
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A guide to the hometowns of some of your favorite musicians.
1. Jimy Hendrix - Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is known as the birthplace of grunge music, and it has a reputation for being the 'birthplace' of coffee.
2. Stevie Ray Vaughn - Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
A group of European musicians set up a utopian community west of Dallas called "La Reunion". The idea collapsed in 1857 and many of the artists moved to Dallas, where they established a new culture.
3. Jon Bon Jovi - Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Perth Amboy is a small working class city that's currently undergoing revitalisation
4. BB King - Itta Bena, Mississippi
Mississippi, United States
The city is home to 2,208 people, and really just 'famous' for being BB King's birthplace.
5. Steven Tyler - Yonkers, New York
Yonkers
Although Boston takes full credit for the band, Aerosmith singer Tyler is actually a New Yorker.
6. Miles Davis - Alton, Illinois
Alton, Illinois
The Thirteenth Amendment of the Constitution was drafted in Alton; the city also has a reputation as one of the most haunted places in America.
7. Eminem - St. Joseph, Missouri
Saint Joseph, Missouri
This singer spent his childhood between Missouri and Detroit. Other than that, St. Joseph is also the place where Jesse James found his umtimely end.
8. Bono - Dublin, Ireland
Dublin, County Dublin
Dublin is the origin of many prominent artists and writers such as James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, and Bram Stoker so one could say that Bono is in excellent company.
9. Aretha Franklin - Memphis, Tennessee (raised in Detroit, Michigan)
Memphis, Tennessee
Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, and B. B. King all got their starts in Memphis in the 1950s. They are respectively named the "King" of Country, Rock n' Roll, and Blues. The Lady of Soul fits right in here.
10. Ozzy Osbourne - Birmingham, England
Birmingham, West Midlands
"The workshop of the world" is also famous for being associated with J. R. R. Tolkien.
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