I won't respond with anything other than I have personally spoken with the man. His mom has was born and raised in Charleston, Mississippi, and lives there to this day. He was born in a hospital in Memphis, while living in Charleston, Mississippi and continuing to live there after his birth. He had a house built outside of Charleston 32 years ago and still has a home there today. Yes, he was technically born in Tennessee and if you want to use that to claim him as a Tennessean then by all means do so.