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Guthrie’s wife dies; Kent show changed

WASHINGTON, Mass.

Folk singer Arlo Guthrie has announced the death of his wife, Jackie, at age 68.

An obituary released by Guthrie’s record label says Jackie Guthrie had inoperable cancer and died Sunday at the couple’s winter home in Sebastian, Fla. They had recently celebrated their 43rd wedding anniversary.

Guthrie was scheduled to play a concert Friday at Kent Stage in Kent, Ohio. That concert has been rescheduled for Dec. 5. Tickets for the Friday show will be honored.

In a Facebook posting, Guthrie says his relationship with his wife was “a very great love.”

Guthrie’s Facebook page says he’s canceling or postponing some upcoming shows and will begin a planned tour in Canada next week.

Jackie Guthrie grew up in Malibu, Calif., and met Arlo Guthrie in 1968 while she was working as a cashier in a Hollywood club, The Troubador.

Surf guitarist’s son, ex-wife arrested

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif.

The son and ex-wife of 1960s “King of the Surf Guitar” Dick Dale were arrested after they reportedly blew up a propane tank in a Southern California desert town.

Jill Monsour, 45, and James Monsour, 20, were arrested on suspicion of possessing an explosive device in public. They remained jailed Tuesday on $500,000 bail each, according to a San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department website.

They were arrested at 3:30 a.m. Monday near Dale’s isolated home in Wonder Valley, radio station KCDZ-FM reported.

Investigators determined that the Monsours placed a 5-gallon tank of propane on top of burning woodpile and then shot it with a gun, causing it to explode, the station reported.

Dale, whose birth name is Richard Monsour, said he was shocked when a neighbor told him about the arrests after hearing about them on the radio.

The musician, who is remarried, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he has had no contact with his ex-wife for 12 years and only rarely sees his son, who occasionally plays drums at Dale’s concerts.

Vindicator staff/wire reports