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✦ Was born on the same date and month as Viggo Mortensen and Snoop Dogg were.
✦ His birthday is also the anniversary of the deaths of Ronnie Van Zant and Steve Gaines of Lynyrd Skynyrd.
✦ Has his own show on XM Radio called "Buried Treasure."
✦ Produced Del Shannon's album of "Drop Down and Get Me."
✦ His single of "Free Fallin'" was covered by Stevie Nicks in her box set of "Enchanted: the Works of Stevie Nicks" while being sampled by Pimp C in "I'm Free."