'Banjo Fred' Starner dies at 72; folk singer documented hobo music and culture (Los A

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The economics professor taught himself to play the five-string banjo and 12-string guitar after seeing a performance by Pete Seeger. 'Banjo Fred" Starner, an economics professor and banjo-playing folk singer who documented hobo music and culture, has died. He was 72.

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