Where is glenn yarbrough

Yarbrough Burnett did not specify a cause of death in the post but in May wrote that her father had been suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and dementia and been in hospice care in recent months. He died at her home in Nashville. Yarbrough was born on January 20, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but largely grew up in New York City, where he sang in the church choir. He studied philosophy at St. In Aspen, Colorado, the singer ran a club called the Limelite and was joined by musicians Alex Hassilev and Lou Gottleib in forming the group named after the club.

Their debut LP was released on Elektra in He left the group in , but Yarbrough would rejoin the Limeliters occasionally for reunion tours. In the recovery room, he suffered cardiac arrest, underwent a tracheotomy and was put on a ventilator. Newswire Powered by. Close the menu. Rolling Stone. And he started a school in the mountains outside Los Angeles for disadvantaged children, most who were African-American. The school lasted until it had to close for lack of funds in the early s.

By then, Yarbrough returned to the sea for the most part of five years. He rented out his home and traveled with his second wife and their baby aboard a foot sailboat he had helped build. For the next three decades, Yarbrough spent much of his time at sea. He returned to dry land periodically to make money recording and performing both as a solo artist and at Limeliters reunion concerts.

Until Yarbrough moved to live with his daughter six years ago, he lived on Lake Chapala, near Guadalajara, Mexico. There, he grew fruit and vegetables that he gave to the poor. Although Yarbrough suffered from dementia at the end of his life, he seems to have been one of the most perceptive and grounded entertainers in history.

From what we know, he never seemed completely settled, being separated from his fourth wife at the time of his death. But through the various left turns, he constructed a fascinating life. Yarbrough gave to others in a number of ways.

But I hope as he sails the heavens that he realized how much he also gave with his voice. Editor-in-chief, New York. View all posts by chimesfreedom.

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