Complex sentence: John Ellison (born August 11,1941) is a musician and songwriter, born in Landgraff, West Virginia, a small, poverty-stricken, coal mining town near Welch, West Virginia.
Split into simpler sentences: John Ellison (born August 11,1941) is a musician and songwriter. He was born in Landgraff, West Virginia, a small, poverty-stricken coal mining town near Welch, West Virginia.