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John Koerner, Bluesman Who Inspired a Young Bob Dylan, Dies at 85

A spindly guitarist nicknamed Spider, Mr. Koerner was Mr. Dylan’s first friend in the scruffy world of Minneapolis bohemia where he learned about folk music.

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Deaths (Obituaries), Dylan, Bob, Folk Music, Minneapolis (Minn), Newport Folk Festival
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