# Bert Jansch has died

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bert-jansch-has-died/598676>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 5, 2011, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bert-jansch-has-died/598676 "2011-10-05T12:54:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bert-jansch-has-died/598676/1 "2011-10-05T12:54:29Z")

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Very sad to learn that the great Bert Jansch has passed away. I was fortunate enough to have caught him live a couple of times with Pentangle.

[Bert Jansch performing “Black Waterside.”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkX7Q2J7k48)

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**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bert-jansch-has-died/598676/2 "2011-10-05T13:13:06Z")

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Really great player and huge influence.

I had not heard; thank you for the OP.

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**Author:** ![Shakester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shakester/32/437_2.png) [@Shakester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shakester)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bert-jansch-has-died/598676/3 "2011-10-05T14:00:38Z")

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RIP. My favourite acoustic player.

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**Author:** ![Chicagojeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b19c9b/32.png) [@Chicagojeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicagojeff)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bert-jansch-has-died/598676/4 "2011-10-05T14:04:50Z")

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RIP… Got to him through the Fairport Convention… Wonderful guitar player…

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**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bert-jansch-has-died/598676/5 "2011-10-05T15:46:27Z")

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☹

[RIP](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD03hcvyL54&feature=related)