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Robert Rutman's Steel Cello Ensemble's lyrics & chords
Rutman (as he liked to be called in the 70's, when I knew him) was born in Berlin, Germany on May 15, 1931. He escaped with his mother to Poland, and later England, during the Nazi regime. He moved to the United States in 1951, and studied art. He spent four years in Mexico (1958-1962), where he met the musician Dorothy Carter (b.1934-d.2003). They became life-long friends, and Rutman was the godfather of Dorothy's two children, Justin and Celeste. In 1966, Rutman opened a gallery in Manhattan called "A Bird Can Fly, But A Fly Can't Bird."...read more