Original sentence: He has received six Grammy nominations and has been the recipient of four grants from the National Endowment for the Arts.He is an accomplished musician; a distinctive singer who plays autoharp, banjo, fiddle, dulcimer, guitar, mouth harp, mandolin, and dobro.His famous musical family includes half-brother Pete Seeger and sisters Peggy Seeger and Penny Seeger.Mike Seeger passed away comfortably at home the evening of August 7th, 2009, after stopping cancer treatment.Seeger is a self-taught musician who began playing stringed instruments at the age of 18
Edited sentence: He received six Grammy nominations and was the recipient of four grants from the National Endowment for the Arts.He was an accomplished musician; a distinctive singer who plays autoharp, banjo, fiddle, dulcimer, guitar, mouth harp, mandolin, and dobro.His musical family includes half-brother Pete Seeger and sisters Peggy Seeger and Penny Seeger.Seeger died at home the evening of August 7, 2009, after stopping cancer treatment.Seeger was a self-taught musician who began playing stringed instruments at the age of 18