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When Mike Seeger passed away on August 7, 2009, America lost a cultural treasure. As a folklorist, Seeger helped document and preserve root music's myriad forms: old time, bluegrass, country blues, jug band, etc. As a musician and singer, meanwhile, he influenced an entire generation of folk revivalists to break away from the sterile interpretations of the Kingston Trio and the Weavers and develop a more "authentic" take on archaic mountain folk sounds. Dylan worshipped the guy -- 'nuff said!