working on new material in 2005 when, on July 19, his body was found in his home in West Hurley, New York. The state police suspected suicide, although no official cause was released. References External links Interview (1981), by Paul Magnussen 1939 births 2005 suicides American bluegrass musicians American people of Armenian descent Suicides in New York (state) People from Hurley, New York 20th-century American musicians Country musicians from New York (state)