Are John Bilezikjian and Richard Donchian from the same state?
John Bilezikjian John Bilezikjian (February 1, 1948 – January 19, 2015) was an Armenian Los Angeles-based musician and composer. Most renowned as an oud master, he also played the violin, mandolin and dumbek. He was also a traditional and contemporary singer singing in Armenian, but also in Turkish, Assyrian/Syriac, English and known for his contributions to world music as a solo act and in collaborations with renowned artists. He established his own record company, Dantz Records in Laguna Hills, California making many recordings, and appearing in tens of film soundtracks.
Don Hathaway Donald Edgar Hathaway, Sr., known as Don Hathaway (born October 20, 1928), is a businessman and retired politician from his native Shreveport, Louisiana. From 1970 to 1978, Hathaway, a Democrat, was his city's last public works commissioner, an office abolished effective November 1978 with the implementation of a new city charter. From 1980 to 2000, he was the sheriff of Caddo Parish in the northwestern corner of his state.