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82-Year-Old Folk Music Pioneer Reported Missing, Friends and Collaborators Reach out for Help

Friends of psych-folk pioneer Linda Perhacs have been unable to contact her for eight months.

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Close friends and collaborators have reported that influential folk singer Linda Perhacs may be missing. No one has been able to contact the 82-year-old musician in roughly eight months, according to a joint post from those close to her.

The call for help was posted on Instagram by several people who have worked closely with Perhacs for years. Her former manager, Laurel Stearns, put out several statements. Collaborators Julia Holter and Mark “Frosty” McNeill, and video director Jessica Hundley joined the call for assistance in finding Perhacs.

“Linda Perhacs, our dear friend and legendary singer-songwriter was discharged from a residential care facility approximately eight months ago under the supervision of her legal guardian,” the post began.

“Since then, friends and longtime collaborators have been unable to reach her and........

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