Bman's Blues Report: MM Legend Dr. Burt Passes Away

We Will Miss Dr. Burt

Dr. Burt Will Be Remembered Fondly By All

Dom Flemons, Dr. Burt and Rhiannon Giddens at Dartmouth College

We learned late last week that Dr. Burt, an iconic Music Maker artist, passed away surrounded by family in Detroit. We knew that Dr. Burt was having serious health problems, but every time we spoke to him on the phone his outlook was sunny and positive. When Dr. Burt told Aaron that he would be moving to Detroit from his home in Birmingham to be cared for by family, Aaron asked him what Music Maker could do to help. Dr. Burt replied, ever cheerful, "Can you find me some gigs in Detroit?" Tim wrote about his memories of Dr. Burt on the blog here - when we first learned of the seriousness of Dr. Burt's health.

We were saddened by the news of Dr. Burt's passing, but we know that he will never be forgotten. We had the opportunity to meet, work with, document and learn from this amazing man who brought only peace to the world. Read Tim's post about Dr. Burt and his lasting legacy here.


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