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Born to a long line of musicians and entertainers (their great-grandparents were vaudevillians), Gunnar and Matt started writing music at age 6, shooting to fame in their own right after launching hard rock duo Nelson in the early 1980s.
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Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
All my family was there, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Elon Butts Osby’s parents and grandparents were not the kind of people who liked to pack up and move.
—Alia Pharr, AJC.com, 8 Jan. 2026
There are certain recipes that remind us of our grandparent's kitchen – and this is certainly in the top ten.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
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Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
All my family was there, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Elon Butts Osby’s parents and grandparents were not the kind of people who liked to pack up and move.
—Alia Pharr, AJC.com, 8 Jan. 2026
There are certain recipes that remind us of our grandparent's kitchen – and this is certainly in the top ten.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Grandparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandparent. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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grandparent
noun
grand·par·ent
ˈgran(d)-ˌpar-ənt 
-ˌper-
: a parent of one's father or mother
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