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  1. James Ridout "Jesse" Winchester Jr. (May 17, 1944 – April 11, 2014) was an American-Canadian musician and songwriter. He was born and raised in the southern United States.

  2. Jul 29, 2007 · Jesse Winchester (born James Ridout Winchester), singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist, naturalized Canadian 1973 (born 17 May 1944 in Shreveport, LA; died 11 April 2014 in Charlottesville, VA). Raised in Memphis, he began his career during the mid-1960s in Germany.

  3. Apr 11, 2014 · Jesse Winchester, the esteemed singer-songwriter who became a symbol of the anti-war movement when he moved to Canada to escape the draft in the Sixties, died April 11th from bladder cancer....

  4. Apr 11, 2014 · Jesse Winchester, a honey-voiced singer who wrote thoughtful songs with deep Southern roots, died on Friday at his home in Charlottesville, Va. He was 69.

    • Jon Pareles
  5. Apr 11, 2014 · Country and folk singer/songwriter with a wry sense of humor, best known for evading the Vietnam draft in Canada until a late-'70s amnesty. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1960s - 2010s. Born. May 17, 1944 in Bossier City, LA. Died. April 11, 2014 in Charlottesville, VA.

  6. Apr 14, 2014 · Singer-writer Jesse Winchester, shown during a 2011 performance in New Orleans, died April 11 of bladder cancer.

  7. Apr 11, 2014 · Jesse Winchester, an American singer-songwriter who moved to Montreal in the 1960s to dodge the Vietnam War draft, died in his sleep Friday morning at the age of 69 after a lengthy illness.