Linda Gerzetich of Jackson, Michigan, an Independent who voted for Republican Mitt Romney, also said she was disappointed by the election and added that she felt Michigan had been overlooked by Democrats.

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Singers and songwriters like Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon, Linda Ronstadt and Joni Mitchell all recorded for Asylum.

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"The Jackson family was groomed to be a team, " said Linda Johnson Rice, president and CEO of Ebony and Jet magazines' Johnson Publishing and a longtime family friend.

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