[Rodney King]

Here he is, doesn't look like him to me:

[Rastus]

He's kind of a cross between Kinky Friedman and Ian Tyson these days.

[Justa]

Well, a Zabra search for Oregon found a JAMES D MORRISON, (born) Mar 1949, 2491 BIEHN ST KLAMATH FALLS, OR. A GlobeXplorer photo shows a semi-rural area.

I don't know if this is the same person mentioned in the article but the birthdate listed is 5-and-a-half years later then the singer's -who would be 62.