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Thomas P. Sankey (July 28, 1933 - August 26, 2010) was an American folk singer, playwright and actor known for the 1967 off Broadway production '' The Golden Screw''. In 1962, Sankey contributed to the folksongs in
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, '' Guns of the Trees''. '' The Golden Screw'' was a folk rock musical documenting the progress of folk singer,
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esque . The complete score for the show was recorded by Sankey on Atco Records (33-208, mono). The show's band was called The Inner Sanctum and featured Kevin Michael, Lead Guitar, and Gerry Michael. The next year, 1968, Sankey played tenor guitar with Gerry Michael and The Bummers at Woodstock.Gerry Michael and The Bummers
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sankey, Tom 1933 births 2010 deaths American folk singers American male actors American dramatists and playwrights