Leon Redbone, who died in 2019, was a once-in-a-lifetime musician.
Born in Cyprus to an Armenian family that would soon emigrate to Canada, Redbone had a very unusual niche: he played mostly Tin Pan Alley songs that were written between 1890 and 1910.
He was also a superb guitarist and vocalist and he really leaned into his persona, always dressed like a man of the late 19th and early 20th century, never without his dark glasses, hat and guitar.
He first came to public attention in 1972 when Bob Dylan raved about him to Rolling Stone magazine.