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Ann Markusen, Pine Knot News|Nov 2, 2018

Sawyer teenager Joseph Kotiranta may be an accomplished singer now, but there was a time his parents wondered if he would even speak, let alone sing. Those days are long gone. Joey's father, Donald Kotiranta, recalled how his son learned to sing, an unusual trajectory. "When he was a baby, Joey would cry like crazy for an hour or more. We wondered how we could comfort him," Donald said. "I tried rocking him and playing music. One time I said to his mom Kris, 'I heard Joey cry in perfect pitch!...