The Scottish acoustic-guitar legend Bert Jansch—pronounced jansh—died today, at the age of sixty-seven, after a long battle with lung cancer. He released his first solo record, “Bert Jansch,” in 1965.

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Guitarist, singer and songwriter Bert Jansch, who defined the English folk music movement with his solo performances and his work with the Pentangle, died Wednesday, Oct. 5, of lung cancer in a North ...

Bert Jansch, who died of lung cancer Wednesday at the age of 67, was a virtuoso, hailed by the likes of Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, Canadian rocker Neil Young and Johnny Marr. By Associated Press He ...

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Folk guitarist Bert Jansch, an influence and inspiration for a generation of rock guitarists, has died at the age of 67. The Scottish musician was a founding member of the group Pentangle with whom he ...

LONDON (AP) — He was quiet, modest, uncomfortable in the spotlight — not looking for No. 1 hits or commercial ditties. But when Bert Jansch picked up an acoustic guitar, people listened, often ...

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Folk star Bert Jansch was an inspiration to generations of rock guitarists because he was a “revolutionary” player, musicians and a music historian tell Channel 4 News. Often name-checked alongside ...