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Root Boy Slim (July 9, 1944 – June 8, 1993) was the stage name assumed by American musician Foster MacKenzie III. He was born in Asheville, North Carolina but raised in Washington, D.C.'s Maryland suburbs. He was an exceptionally bright child with parents who were able to afford a series of costly prep schools, and he attended Yale University. He returned to Maryland upon receiving his bachelor's degree and was diagnosed with schizophrenia following an LSD-induced psychotic episode. In the 1970s, he formed his own alternative rock band (including musicians such as tenor saxophonist Ron Holloway) and an ensemble titled Crying Out Loud. Mackenzie's group was ultimately billed as Root Boy Slim and the Sex Change Band and The Rootettes. The band cultivated a dedicated fan base, largely confine

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  • روت بوي سليم (ar)
  • Root Boy Slim (nl)
  • Root Boy Slim (en)
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  • روت بوي سليم (بالإنجليزية: Root Boy Slim)‏ هو مغني وكاتب أغاني أمريكي، ولد في 9 يوليو 1944 في آشفيل في الولايات المتحدة، وتوفي في 8 يونيو 1993 في أورلاندو في الولايات المتحدة. (ar)
  • Root Boy Slim (July 9, 1944 – June 8, 1993) was the stage name assumed by American musician Foster MacKenzie III. He was born in Asheville, North Carolina but raised in Washington, D.C.'s Maryland suburbs. He was an exceptionally bright child with parents who were able to afford a series of costly prep schools, and he attended Yale University. He returned to Maryland upon receiving his bachelor's degree and was diagnosed with schizophrenia following an LSD-induced psychotic episode. In the 1970s, he formed his own alternative rock band (including musicians such as tenor saxophonist Ron Holloway) and an ensemble titled Crying Out Loud. Mackenzie's group was ultimately billed as Root Boy Slim and the Sex Change Band and The Rootettes. The band cultivated a dedicated fan base, largely confine (en)
  • Root Boy Slim, geboren als Foster MacKenzie III (Asheville, 9 juli 1944 – Orlando (Florida), 8 juni 1993), was een Amerikaanse rockzanger en -gitarist. Hij maar groeide op in de buitenwijken van Maryland in Washington D.C. Hij was een buitengewoon intelligent kind met ouders, die zich een reeks dure voorbereidende scholen konden veroorloven, zoals de Yale University. Hij keerde terug naar Maryland na het behalen van zijn bachelordiploma en kreeg de diagnose schizofrenie na een door LSD veroorzaakte psychotische episode. Tijdens de jaren 1970 vormde hij zijn eigen alternatieve rockband met muzikanten als tenorsaxofonist Ron Holloway en het ensemble Crying Out Loud. Mackenzie's band werd uiteindelijk aangekondigd als Root Boy Slim en de Sex Change Band en The Rootettes. De band cultiveerde e (nl)
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