ALASKAN singer James Varsos passed away at 68, three weeks after announcing his battle with terminal cancer. Varsos, best known as Hobo Jim on stage, was one of Alaska‘s most famous guitar players.

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The state of Alaska from the governor on down is mourning the death of State Balladeer James “Hobo Jim” Varsos, just three weeks after he announced a terminal cancer diagnosis. Varsos was 68. His ...

It’s good to be home. Seven years after leaving her hometown of Homer, Alaska, singer-songwriter Jewel Kilcher, better known as Jewel, is reuniting with her family on the homestead in the new season ...