. . . . . . . . . . . "Stephin Raymond Merritt (born February 9, 1965) is an American singer-songwriter, best known as the principal singer and songwriter of the band The Magnetic Fields. He is known for his distinctive and untrained bass voice."@en . . "Merritt, Stephin"@en . "1965Z"^^ . . "Stephin Merritt"@en . . . "solo_singer" . . . . "American musician" . "1965-02-09Z"^^ .