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John Kahn
Occupation:
Musician
Born:
06-13-1947
Died:
05-30-1996
Remembered Best As:
American rock and roll bass guitarist
Suicide/Overdose:
Overdose
Biography
ohn Kahn was born in Memphis, Tennessee. Adopted at birth by the Kahn family, he grew up in Beverly Hills, California. At Beverly Hills High School, he earned a reputation as a precocious musician playing jazz guitar and composing a symphonic piece, "Western Impressions", the first orchestral work by a student to be publicly performed by the high school orchestra under the direction of Robert Holmes.