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Fact #106944

When:

Short story:

Singer-songwriter Peter La Farge, who wrote many Native Indian protest songs, and was much admired by Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash, kills himself (or perhaps dies of a stroke) in New York City, USA. His body will not be found for two days.

Full article:

Bob Dylan : His style was just a little bit too erratic, but it wasn't his fault. He was always hurting and having to overcome it. We were pretty tight for a while. We had the same girlfriend. When I think of a guitar poet or a protest singer, I always think of Peter, but he was a love song writer too.
(Source : Time Machine, Mojo, October 2009)