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    Jesse Winchester
    Jesse Winchester is the stage name of musician James Ridout Winchester (born May 17, 1944, in Shreveport, Louisiana) Winchester was born in Bossier City, Louisiana, his father being stationed at Barksdale Field. He was raised both in the country (on farms owned by his parents) and in the city of Memphis, Tennessee, and attended Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, graduating in 1966. After touring Germany and upon receiving his draft notice in 1967, Winchester relocated to Montreal, Quebec. He became a Canadian citizen in 1973, and married his first wife Leslie. After many years in Montreal and after his divorce, he established his personal studio at Saint Georges de Beauce, Quebec and resided there for some years before moving back to Memphis in 2002. Married to his wife Cindy, he now lives in Charlottesville, Virginia. Winchester has three children from his first marriage, Alice Evangeline, James Ridout and Marcus Lee.

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