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James Rado, who co-created pioneering ‘Hair,’ dies at 90

FILE - Hair creators Galt Macdermot, left, and James Rado appear during a photo call for the upcoming Broadway production of "HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical," on Jan. 30, 2009 in New York. Rado died Tuesday night, June 21, 2022 in New York of cardio respiratory arrest, according to friend and publicist Merle Frimark. He was 90. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

FILE - Creators of the "Hair" James Rado, left, and Galt MacDermot attend the opening night of the Broadway musical "Hair", in New York, on March 31, 2009. Rado died Tuesday night, June 21, 2022 in New York of cardio respiratory arrest, according to friend and publicist Merle Frimark. He was 90. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File)

James Rado, who co-created pioneering ‘Hair,’ dies at 90