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Samuel Bean (aka Iron & Wine)

Samuel Beam, better known by his stage and recording name Iron & Wine, is an American singer-songwriter, who was raised in South Carolina before moving to Florida to attend school. His debut album “The Creek Drank the Candle” was released in 2002 on the Sub Pop label. Two years later he released his next album “Our Endless Numbered Days” and in 2005 he released the EP’s called “Woman King” and “In the Reins.”

Two years later he released his third album called “The Shepherd’s Dog,” which was voted one of the ten best albums of 2007 by Paste magazine, one of the most celebrated entertainment magazines in the United States.

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