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"textContent": "Music Connection was saddened to learn of the passing of David \"Mr. Bonzai\" Goggin this week: David Goggin (often known by his pen name “Mr. Bonzai”), whose journalism, photography, visual art, and advocacy chronicled the golden age of recording studios, has died peacefully after a valiant fight with two cancers and a stroke. He was 78. David is survived by his wife of 42 years, acclaimed artist Keiko Kasai, with whom he shared a long and intimate personal and artistic partnership. She was the muse for over 1,000 of his drawings and portraits. A true Renaissance man, Goggin was an […]\n\nThe post Recording industry Renaissance man David Goggin (aka Mr. Bonzai) passes at 78 first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.",
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