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Also Known As Frederick Lincoln Wray Jr.
Born May 2, 1929 • North Carolina
Died November 5, 2005 (aged 76) • Copenhagen • Denmark
Awards And Honors Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (2023)

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