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David Olney, a famed folk singer-songwriter, has died. He was 71.
Olney was performing at the 30A Songwriters Festival in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, on Saturday when he suffered an apparent heart attack and died,according to his website.
“David Olney, a beautiful man, a legend, a songwriting poet died last night. I was sitting next to him in the round, had been so honored and looking forward to getting to trade songs with him and Scott Miller,” she wrote.
“Scott Miller had the presence of mind to say we needed to revive him. Doctors in the audience and 30A folks were all working so hard to get him to come to,” she continued. “It’s hard to post about this because I can’t really believe he’s gone. I am so sorry for his wife and family and friends and all the people who loved him and his music. Even those who never heard of him. We all lost someone important last night.”
Davis Olney.
Miller, who was also on stage, similarly described Olney’s final moment.
“Last night we lost David Olney, one of the finest songwriters I have had the pleasure of playing with and knowing. When I did my first show with him ( maybe 5-6 years ago) my friend Robin Williams said, ‘Oh, you are in for a treat’ and indeed I was. What a force. What a writer,” Millerwrote on Facebook. “And what a nice guy. We always talked of Anne McCue, Robin and Linda Williams and who saw them last; last night we also spoke of our mutual love for Modernist Poetry.”
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source: people.com
