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Tucker Zimmerman Dies in Tragic Overnight Incident

Legendary Songwriter and Beloved Folk Hero Tucker Zimmerman Dies in Tragic House Fire Alongside Wife

Born on This Day in 1946, the Beach-Bum Philosopher Who Made Leisure a Way of Life

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