James Ridout "Jesse" Winchester Jr. was an American-Canadian musician and songwriter. He was born and raised in the southern United States. Opposed to the Vietnam War, he moved to Canada in 1967 to avoid the draft. During that time, he began his career as a solo artist. His highest-charting recordings were "Yankee Lady" in 1970 and "Say What" in 1981. He became a Canadian citizen in 1973, gained amnesty in the U.S. in 1977 and settled in Memphis, Tennessee in 2002.

Headlines from May 17, 1944

Pacts With 3 Exile Regimes Signed, Providing for Rule After Invasion; PACTS FORMALIZED BY EXILE REGIMES

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CONGRESS STRIVES FOR RECESS JUNE 20; But Legislation Compulsory Before Fiscal Year Ends Threatens to Bring Jam CONGRESS STRIVES TO RECESS JUNE 20

Primaries Add Convention Votes For Both Roosevelt and Dewey; ROOSEVELT, DEWEY GAIN IN PRIMARIES

LANDING CRAFT MASSED FOR THE COMING INVASION

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