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Amos Fortune (c. 1710-1801) was a slave brought to colonial America from Africa. At age 60, he was able to purchase his freedom and that of his wife, and set up a tannery in Jaffrey, New Hampshire. He was the subject of an award-winning biographical novel written by Elizabeth Yates in 1950.
Her Name Was Carmela.
Tori Amos was born Myra Ellen Amos. She later changed her first name officially to Tori. Tori Amos' original name was Myra Ellen Amos which she released her first single under in 1980 at the age of 17. The single was under the label MEA titled after her own name since she was still performing at bar circuits at this stage and the many demo tapes she recorded still went unnoticed. Ironically, now in the 90s, what brought her to change her name was a comment by a friend's boyfriend that she didnt look a Ellen but more like a "Tori" and it just stuck
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Amos Sawyer was born in 1945.