Famous Singers From Nebraska

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Elliott Smith

(American Singer-Songwriter and Multi-Instrumentalist)

Birthdate: August 6, 1969

Sun Sign: Leo

Died: October 21, 2003

Folk singer and guitarist Elliott Smith is best remembered for his tracks Needle in the Hay and Miss Misery, the latter being part of the Oscar-nominated soundtrack of Good Will Hunting. He pioneered the technique of "multi-tracking.” He apparently stabbed himself to death, though the autopsy was inconclusive.

Thurl Ravenscroft

(American Actor and Bass Singer)

Birthdate: February 6, 1914

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Died: May 22, 2005

American actor and bass-singer Thurl Ravenscroft is best-remembered for providing deep bass-voice for breakfast-cereal icon Tony the Tiger for Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes breakfast-cereal for over five-decades and for creating and making popular the catchphrase "They're gr-r-reat!". Other notable works of Ravenscroft includes singing the Christmas song You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch and doing voice-over work and singing for Disney.

Conor Oberst

(Singer-Songwriter)

Birthdate: February 15, 1980

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

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(One-Half of the Popular Pop-Rap Duo 'Jack & Jack')

Birthdate: September 10, 1996

Sun Sign: Virgo

Jack Gilinsky is an American singer best known as one-half of the popular pop-rap duo Jack & Jack alongside his childhood friend Jack Johnson. After achieving success on Vine, the duo started releasing singles and gained prominence as musicians. In 2019, they released their debut studio album. In 2020, Jack Gilinsky came up with his debut solo single, My Love.

Matthew Sweet

(Singer-songwriter)