T-Model Ford dies

According to the Associated Press, bluesman “T-Model” Ford, who taught himself to play guitar when he was 58 years old and his fifth wife left him, died Tuesday at his home in Greenville, Miss.

His age was uncertain. Reported ages ranged from 89 to 93.

Ford had reportedly been under hospice care and died of respiratory failure Tuesday morning.

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