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Leon Redbone, acclaimed 1970s musician, dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Leon Redbone, the blues and jazz artist whose growly voice, Panama hat and cultivated air of mystery made him seem like a character out of the ragtime era or the Depression-era Mississippi Delta, died Thursday. He was 69.
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Singer-Songwriter Leon Redbone Dead at 69
The enigmatic artist, whose career spanned decades, specialized in ragtime and Tin Pan Alley era music
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Leon Redbone, Enigmatic '70s Musician, Dies 'at the Age of 127'
Bob Dylan was among the singer and guitarist's many fans
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Leon Redbone, Enigmatic Cult Singer, Dead at '127'
Leon Redbone, Enigmatic Cult Singer, Dead at 69
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Leon Redbone, acclaimed 1970s musician admired by Bob Dylan, dies
Leon Redbone, the acclaimed singer and guitarist who performed jazz and ragtime died Thursday. Bob Dylan was among his admirers.
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Leon Redbone, Cult Singer Who Helped Revive Ragtime, Dead at 69
"He departed our world with his guitar, his trusty companion Rover and a simple tip of his hat," family writes in statement, noting age of humorous singer as 127
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Leon Redbone Dies: Early ‘SNL’ Musical Favorite Was 69
UPDATE, with additional details Leon Redbone, the trombone-voiced singer-songwriter whose eccentric, nostalgic Americana style of music found at least a temporarily frequent home on early episodes of NBC's Saturday Night Live, died today. He was 69. His death was confirmed by his family in a whimsically worded announcement on Redbone's website -- an announcement that […]
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Singer Leon Redbone Dies at 69
Singer-songwriter Leon Redbone, who specialized in old-school vaudeville and Tin Pan Alley-style music, died earlier today, his family confirmed. A post on his website reads, with a deadpan tone and humor characteristic of his music: "It is with heavy hearts we announce that early this morning, May 30th 2019, Leon Redbone crossed the delta for that beautiful shore at the age of 127. To his fans, friends, and loving family who have already been missing him so in this realm he says, " Oh behave
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Alex Trebek Says Cancer Tumors are Shrinking
Jeopardy! host says he's "near remission" in first interview since revealing stage 4 pancreatic cancer diagnosis
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Leon Redbone Announces Retirement, New Third Man Compilation
Leon Redbone, the quixotic, nasally singer known for idiosyncratically performing ragtime and Tin Pan Alley–style songs, has announced his retirement from both recording and making public performances. A rep explained that the singer's health "has been a matter of concern for some time" and that "it has become too challenging for...
