At a given point in time John Bassette WAS folk music in Cleveland. He was a great performer in his early career. Great voice, solid guitar player, wonderful stage presence and a big personality. His label was called TinkerToo, which he explained on his first release, a 4 song EP called 'Weed and Wine": "You're a tinker, I'm a tinker, he's a tinker, too. TinkerToo!" It had the song 'Hello Cleveland' on it that got alot of airplay at that time. Connect w/t links posted. I'm sure that someone involved in the compilation CD or the Hessler Street Fair will have better info.
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