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Folk Singer Kate McGarrigle Dies at 63

Kate_McGarrigle595The world lost renowned Canadian folk singer Kate McGarrigle on Monday, after she lost her three-year battle with sarcoma, a rare form of cancer that affects connective tissue.

McGarrigle was most famous for performing with her sister Anna as the McGarrigle Sisters, whose hits included “Heart Like a Wheel,” and was the mother of musicians Rufus Wainright and Martha Wainright, whom she had with her ex-husband Loudon Wainright III.

Some fantastic tributes to McGarrigle have already been written, including this thorough obituary from CBC.ca.

Check out the videos below to watch the McGarrigle sisters perform “Heart Like a Wheel,” and to watch Rufus Wainright sing “Beautymark,” a song about his mother.

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