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Tom Wilson, 58, is one of Canada’s most respected singer-songwriters. A multiple Juno Award-winner, Wilson has enjoyed success with his bands Junkhouse and Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, while his most recent project, Lee Harvey Osmond, has been critically acclaimed. The Hamilton native, who has two children and two grandchildren, has also written and recorded songs with such artists as Sarah McLachlan, City and Colour, Jason Isbell, Lucinda Williams and Mavis Staples, to name but a few. In his new book Beautiful Scars: Steeltown Secrets, Mohawk Skywalkers and the Road Home, Wilson offers readers a funny and poignant memoir about family, identity and coming to terms with unexpected truths. When asked about why he chose to write the book, Wilson answered with tongue in cheek: “It was cheaper than…