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• Sad news: Utah Phillips passed away on May 23, 2008

  Published: May 24, 2008, 8:59 pm

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  May 23, 2008, Bruce Duncan Phillips died in great peace, asleep in his bed in Nevada City, California, with his wife Joanna by his side. > > Amazingly, at the very same instant that the scholar Bruce Phillips > finally discovered his angle of repose, U. Utah Phillips flagged a westbound freight train. Yes, a mighty fast rattler, on a

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• Utah Phillips has died

  Published: May 27, 2008, 3:59 am

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  Folk Musician, Activist Utah Phillips, 1935-2008 Utah Phillips, the legendary folk musician and peace and labor activist, has died at the age of seventy-three. Over the span of nearly four decades, Utah Phillips worked in what he referred to as “the Trade,” performing tirelessly throughout the

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• Utah Phillips has died...

  Published: May 27, 2008, 5:06 pm

  Tags: Peace And Freedom, Utah Phillips, Activist

  Folk Musician, Activist Utah Phillips, 1935-2008Utah Phillips, the legendary folk musician and peace and labor activist, has died at the age of seventy-three. Over the span of nearly four decades, Utah Phillips worked in what he referred to as the Trade, performing tirelessly throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. The son of

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• Utah Phillips -- Old buddy, goodnight

  Published: May 28, 2008, 5:03 pm

  Tags: Hobo, Music, Obituaries, Rail, Railroads, Train, Trains, Utah, Utah Phillips, Utahphillips

  listen to a fair bit of Utah Phillips' music. His version of the Wabash Cannonball and Daddy, What's a Train are two of Jared's favorites. I was lucky enough to see him in concert once; unfortunately, my kids will not get that honor.Last Friday, the legendary singer/songwriter caught his last train and died of congestive heart failure. The

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