Joe Negri Dies: Guitar-Playing Handyman Of ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’ Was 99

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Joe Negri, the musician best known for his work as the guitar-playing handyman on “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” died May 30 in Pittsburgh. He was 99. Negri’s death was announced by his family. Negri and Fred Rogers first worked together in the early 1960s on a local Pittsburgh children’s TV show. From 1968 through 2001, Negri […]

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