Joe Negri, 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood' Musician, Dies at 99
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Joe Negri, the musician recognized for his role as the guitar-playing handyman on “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” has died. His family announced that Negri passed away on May 30 in Pittsburgh at the age of 99.
Negri's professional relationship with Fred Rogers began in the early 1960s, when the two worked together on a local children’s television show in Pittsburgh.
Following that initial collaboration, Negri appeared on “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” from 1968 through 2001.
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