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Rusty Wier

Longtime Austin, Texas singer/songwriter. His song, “Don’t It Make You Wanna Dance” won him double-platinum album status when Bonnie Raitt had a hit with it on the Urban Cowboy soundtrack. He was Born May 3, 1944, Corpus Christi, Texas and grew up in Manchaca, Texas. He died October 9, 2009 in Driftwood, Texas after a two year battle with cancer.