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Rosalie Sorrels at home in Idaho in 1999. Her intimate performances and songwriting style earned widespread admiration.
Idaho Statesman
Rosalie Sorrels
Died on June 11, 2017 at age 83
A singer and storyteller, Ms. Sorrels drew on her own tempestuous life in songs of struggle and heartache that inspired a generation of rising folk musicians in the 1980s.
Notable Deaths 2017
Remembering Mary Tyler Moore, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lewis, David Rockefeller, Trisha Brown, Glen Campbell, Dick Gregory, Edith Windsor, Sam Shepard, Tom Petty and many others who died this year.