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Folk Musician Tucker Zimmerman and Wife Die in Fire
1/21/2026
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Story summary
- Tucker Zimmerman, the folk musician, and his wife Marie-Claire Lambert, 81, died in a house fire in Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse, Belgium, on January 17.
- Neighbors alerted authorities, but first responders could not save them.
- Zimmerman released 16 albums, with his last album, Music by River Words by Ear, released in 2025.
- David Bowie praised Zimmerman's debut album, and fans and collaborators including Big Thief expressed sorrow on social media.
