James Rado, who co-created groundbreaking Broadway musical 'Hair', dies at 90

James Rado, who co-created groundbreaking Broadway musical 'Hair', dies at 90

James Rado, left, and Galt MacDermot attend the opening night of the Broadway musical Hair in New York on March 31, 2009. Picture: Peter Kramer/AP

James Rado, co-creator of the groundbreaking hippie musical Hair, which celebrated protest, cannabis and free love and paved the way for the sound of rock on Broadway, has died.

He was 90.

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