Solo performer had his songs covered by Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, and Steve Earle, who often sang his praises
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David Olney, the Americana singer and songwriter whose poetic often intricate writing style made an impact on Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt, and Emmylou Harris, died Saturday from an apparent heart attack following a performance at the 30A Songwriters Festival in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. He was 71. Olney’s publicist confirmed his death.
Born in Rhode Island in 1948, Olney did a stint at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill studying English literature before shuffling through Georgia, where heat a Townes Van Zandt concert. He moved to Nashville in the early Seventies and pursued a career as a songwriter and composer.
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