Singer-songwriter David Olney dies on stage during performance at Florida festival

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Singer-songwriter David Olney has died at age 71, after falling silent and dropping his head in the midst of a performance at a songwriters festival in Florida on Saturday.

"David was playing a song when he paused, said 'I'm sorry' and put his chin to his chest. He never dropped his guitar or fell of his stool. It was as easy and gentle as he was. We got him down and tried our best to revive him until the EMTs arrived. The world lost a good one last night. But we still have his work. And it still inspires. And always will. RIP."

Olney was a revered figure in the folk-rock and Americana communities who had recorded 20 albums of his own as well as having his songs covered by Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Del McCoury and his former roommate Steve Earle. Harris, in particular, brought attention to Olney as a songwriter with her covers of"Jerusalem Tomorrow" in 1993 and"Deeper Well" on her essential 1995 album"Wrecking Ball."

 

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RIP

So sad, but what a beautiful way to slip away from the world.

So sad....

what a way to go. RIP

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It's very creepy how some people just seem to know when their time is up.

You can’t ask for a better exit. RIP

R.i.p... he existed the planet by doing what he loves.

Don't you just hate it when that happens? It must have been so sudden! 😦

R.I.P Dave!

charlesadler

Fuck...

The day the music died.

R.I.P.

RIP. Died doing what he loved

Prayers for David Onley Family

Can't think of a better way to go.

😢🎻🎼

Going out doing what you enjoy, is a life well-lived. God speed, Dave.

RIP. Had a drummer do the same thing. Stopped playing and was sitting there peacefully. I almost brought him back. Going out loving what you do. 😔

Nothing like going doing what you enjoy

that's the way to go for a performer. doing what he loved

At least he was living his passion until the end.....but damn.

Wow...R.I.P.

'In the midst of a performance?'

RIP

He went out doing what he loved most. That’s a good way to go. RIP.

HOW DEPRESSING

All my prayers 🙏🙏 goes out to the family

Wow! The fact he apologized to his fans before he passed. 😩 My condolences.

Sounds like he didn't suffer and let go doing what he loved.

Rest In Peace. 💔

Wow....lucky.

Way to go!

May he rest in peace

Too much Cocaine Marijuana. Died in Peace

Sounds like the performance really killed. Too soon?

Passed away doing what he loved to do. If only that's how we all could go

Wow that is actually kind of nice.

Holy moly, tragic. BUT beautiful, doing what he loved doing.

At least he went doing what he wanted to do.

I’m not familiar with him or his music, but such a beautiful & graceful exit. May his soul rest in perpetual peace 🙏🏻

That’s awful. He died doing what he loved. RIP David.

Wow. Sad but doing what he loved.

RIP sir. What an amazing way to go, doing something you obviously loved. Condolences to his family and friends.

His soul with music.

What a beautiful way for an artist to die

My condolences to his family and friends, he lived as he died, doing what he enjoyed.......

So sad.

This is very said. Rest in Peace.

What a metal show

That's a nice way to die...

Gentle. Godspeed. We should all be so fortunate.

I’ve never heard of him, condolences to his family and friends, what a great way to go though. Die doing what you love the most.

RIP Brother. What a beautiful way to pass

What a way to go. In the middle of doing what u love best.

REP.

how tragic for the audience- but- we should all be so fortunate to pass... singing... & not in any pain... definately a pleasant ending to ones life.

A life well lived, to the end.

Standing ovation .............

Wow-what a way to go. I could only hope and pray for such a peaceful way to pass. RIP Mr. Olney 🎼

Oh wow, how sad. RIP

What a way to go. I have no idea who this person is, but I imagine this is how he would have wanted to go.

I hope God grants me the same dignified passing.

Death comes to us all but the gods looked favourably upon this musician, to allow him such an incredible departure from this paragraph of his story

That's how you do it. Peace Out.

NO REFUNDS

Respect 🌞🌞🌞

The way he passed touches my heart.... RIP Sir. Thank you for your song.

We should all be so lucky to pass on while doing what we love most. No lingering in pain.

On stage oh my

How sad even though he did pass doing what he truly enjoyed. RIP David Olney!

If your a musician, even though still tragic, this is how you want to go. guitar Doing what you love. sundayvibes

What a fitting way to go, doing what he loved.

Good way to go

He died doing what he loved. Great way to go...

It's how he would have wanted to go.

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