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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.