Days after announcing he had a rare form of cancer, guitar legend Ken Parker succumbed to the disease. He was 73 years old.

The guitar luthier took to GoFundMe to announce his diagnosis, revealing he wanted to raise funds for his family, who were facing debt from all his medical treatments.

“In early 2023, I was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer that has slowly been debilitating me,” he wrote. “It hasn’t been easy living with this nasty disease, having chemo treatments that zapped my energy and slowly took away my ability to earn a living. Now, I’m on a breathing machine 24/7, and I’ve started to lose the use of my left arm.”

He further shared, “I humbly ask for your support to reduce the medical and personal debt that I’ve incurred and to help with my family’s expenses. I know times

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