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Chris Gaffney, 57; witty songwriter, Southern California bar musician - Los Angeles Times

eric — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:54:23 GMT

Quoted: Chris Gaffney, a roots-music omnivore whose earthy aplomb and offhand mastery of many styles made him a quintessential Southern California bar musician -- but who also earned international regard for his heartfelt and witty songwriting -- has died. He was 57.

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News: O.C. music community remembers Chris Gaffney | gaffney, music, life, orange, band - OCRegister.com

eric — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:50:42 GMT

Quoted: Obituary | The singer-songwriter, who died of liver cancer at 57, touched people with his songs and personality.

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YouTube - What's Wrong With Right - The Hacienda Brothers & Dan Penn

eric — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:16:49 GMT

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O.C. Singer Faces an Uncertain Road

eric — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:06:17 GMT

Chris Gaffney is my step-uncle-in-law. I know that sounds weird but it's true. He's a talented musician, one of my deceased father's good friends, and was just diagnosed with liver cancer. please help out if you can!

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KQED | The California Report: The California Report Magazine 2006-06-02

eric — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 05:08:10 GMT

My uncle-in-law tours with Dave Alvin, who is featured on this little 7-minute radio segment for his new album. IN fact, they mention him right at the beginning (Chris Gaffney).

Quoted: KQED Public Radio free audio archive of 'The California Report Magazine 2006-06-02' from the locally-produced program The California Report.

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The California Report Magazine 2006-04-28 : California Songs:Dave Alvin's "Everett Ruess"

eric — Wed, 17 May 2006 13:49:42 GMT

My uncle-in-law tours with Dave Alvin and this is a KQED interview with Dave speaking about one of his song characters, "Everett Ruess"

Quoted: Grammy-winning songwriter Dave Alvin talks about the man behind his song "Everett Ruess." Born in Los Angeles in 1914, Ruess was an artist, poet and wanderer who spent most of his short life exploring the wilderness of the West.

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