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Seattle Celebrates 40 Years Of Busking Without Getting Busted

Flickr Photo/Paul Elliott (CC-BY-NC-ND)
A busker in Pike Place Market.

Forty years ago, busking, or playing music in the street for money, became legal in Seattle. Now, it's officially "Busking Week" to celebrate, and KUOW caught up with local musician Josh Philpott as he played guitar downtown.