David Olney died doing what he loved.
The 71-year-old folk singer died on Saturday after suffering a heart attack during a performance at the 30A Songwriters Festival in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida.
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Amy Rigby, who was performing with Olney during the festival, shared the tragic news with her followers on Facebook.
Musician Scott Miller, who was also on stage at the time, wrote in a separate Facebook post, “Last night we lost David Olney, one of the finest songwriters I have had the pleasure of playing with and knowing. When I did my first show with him ( maybe 5-6 years ago) my friend Robin Williams said, ‘Oh, you are in for a treat,’ and indeed I was. What a force. What a writer.”
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Olney had been an important figure on the music scene since the 1970s, recording over 20 albums during that time, and writing songs for country superstars like Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, and Steve Young.
He is survived by his wife Regine and their two children.