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Al Cromwell

1938–1995

Canada

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Alan Cromwell (1938 – 28 September 1995) was a Canadian blues and folk musician who was active on the folk scene in Toronto, during the 1960s and 1970s, where he performed at Steele's Tavern, the Horseshoe Tavern, The Purple Onion and various venues in Kensington Market and Yorkville, Toronto. From Phinneys Cove, Nova Scotia, he learned spirituals, blues, and folk songs from his father, Norman Cromwell. Cromwell performed during the early years of the Mariposa Folk Festival, notably in 1963.

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