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On This Day in 2020, This Enigmatic Folk Singer Apologized to the Crowd Before Suffering a Fatal Heart Attack Onstage

On This Day in 2020, This “Gruff” but “Sensitive” Folk Icon Apologized to the Crowd Before Peacefully Passing Away Onstage

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