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Happy Traum, Mainstay of the Folk Music World, Dies at 86

A noted guitarist and banjo player, he emerged from the same Greenwich Village folk-revival scene as his friend and sometime…

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Roger Sprung, Banjo Virtuoso of N.Y.C. Folk Scene, Dies at 92

The so-called godfather of progressive bluegrass, he honed his skills in the mountains of the South, fusing the music with…

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Harry Belafonte, Folk Hero

Cool and charismatic, Belafonte channeled his stardom into activism. He was a true people person, who knew how to reach,…

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Danny Kalb, Guitarist Who Gave Blues-Rock an Edge, Dies at 80

Danny Kalb, a guitarist whose 1960s band the Blues Project brought New York City drive and experimentation to blues-rock, died…

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