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Jesse Winchester (born James Ridout Winchester; May 17, 1944) is an American-born musician and songwriter who was born and raised in the southern United States. He has released more than a dozen recordings under his own name. To avoid the Vietnam War draft, Jesse moved to Canada in 1967, which is where and when he began his career as a solo artist. His highest charting recordings were of his own tunes, "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 resettled there in 2002. Winchester is probably most well known as a songwriter - his works being recorded by many notable artists with some chart success - but those who've heard Jesse's recordings and live performances know that the best way to hear his work is when he's the one rendering the songs.