A blues musician who has performed on albums, at music venues and on street corners is missing from Arlington, Virginia.
Charles Sayles, 77, was last seen in the 3400 block of Washington Boulevard, Arlington County police said Wednesday morning. The location is a few blocks from the Virginia Square-GMU Metro station, near the Clarendon area.
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WATCH HEREPolice said Sayles is considered a critically missing person because of health or mental health concerns. They described him as a Black man who stands 5-foot-10 and weighs about 125 pounds. A photo shows he wears an eye patch over his right eye.
Sayles is a blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter who released albums starting in the ‘70s and has performed with Pete Seeger, according to an interview with the website American Blues Scene.
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