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Ed Askew's Posthumous Album “The Final Painting” Released July

7/21/2026

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Ed Askew died in 2025 at age 84, and the album The Final Painting was released in July 2026.
Jerry David DeCicca produced The Final Painting and collaborated with Askew since the early 2000s.
Sharon Van Etten and Bill Callahan sang on The Final Painting.
Jay Pluck said Askew wrote openly gay love songs in the 1960s, though few listeners knew he was gay.

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Ed Askew died in 2025 at age 84, and the album The Final Painting was released in July 2026.
Jerry David DeCicca produced The Final Painting and collaborated with Askew since the early 2000s.
Sharon Van Etten and Bill Callahan sang on The Final Painting.
Jay Pluck said Askew wrote openly gay love songs in the 1960s, though few listeners knew he was gay.