John Hartford

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Biography

American singer-songwriter and musician

  • Primary profession
  • Writer·soundtrack·actor
  • Country
  • United States
  • Nationality
  • American
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 30 December 1937
  • Place of birth
  • New York City
  • Death date
  • 2001-06-04
  • Death age
  • 64
  • Place of death
  • Nashville· Tennessee
  • Cause of death
  • Natural causes
  • Education
  • Washington University in St. Louis
  • Knows language
  • English language
  • Parents
  • Huntington Hartford·

Music

Movies

TV

Books

Trivia

Child: son Jamie.

According to Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI), his song "Gentle On My Mind" has been played on radio and television over 6 million times (second only to The Beatles recording "Yesterday".

He was a fully licensed riverboat pilot.

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