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Leon Redbone... gone.

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Sure enjoyed him.

 
Oh darn, I hadn't heard him in ages (way back when I watched Saturday Night Live). I was just reading about him on Wikipedia and saw this: "Redbone survived the crash of a small plane in Clarksburg West Virginia, on February 12, 1979." That's where I was born. Sad to hear he's gone.
 
I think he had been in ill health for a few years... and recent photos of him show him to have aged quite a bit.
I think I also first saw him on SNL and I've followed him ever since. I still have a couple of his early LPs.
Quite the character. Saw him live about 20 years ago.​
 
Boink said:
I think he had been in ill health for a few years... and recent photos of him show him to have aged quite a bit.
I think I also first saw him on SNL and I've followed him ever since. I still have a couple of his early LPs.
Quite the character. Saw him live about 20 years ago.​
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He was definitely a distinct and unique performer.
 
That's a shame, he was such a pleasure to listen to.
 
 
I figure he was born wearing sunglasses and a hat. :p
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We saw him in Miami years ago double billed with Tom Waits. I always wondered whether they argued over who was entitled to bottom billing.
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bobhustead said:
We saw him in Miami years ago double billed with Tom Waits. I always wondered whether they argued over who was entitled to bottom billing.
Bob Hustead
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What a line-up! Waits is also a favorite of mine.
 
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