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Musicians on Yonge St., like Arthur Payne, 35, above, add a human quality to the street and should be encouraged by the merchants, reader says below, to keep the downtown area vibrant
Musicians on Yonge St., like Arthur Payne, 35, above, add a human quality to the street and should be encouraged by the merchants, reader says below, to keep the downtown area vibrant

Musicians on Yonge St., like Arthur Payne, 35, above, add a human quality to the street and should be encouraged by the merchants, reader says below, to keep the downtown area vibrant

Date11/9/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: Musicians on Yonge St.; like Arthur Payne; 35; above; add a human quality to the street and should be encouraged by the merchants; reader says below; to keep the downtown area vibrant.
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Yonge music: Tex Slater (left) and Tex Payne concentrate on what they call the basic music, offering harmonica renditions of Red River Valley and Wabash Cannon ball
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A group of musicians play for a crowd of people on the sidewalk outside of a store.
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