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Diahann Carroll Dead at Age 84: Timeless Beauty Was First African American Woman to Star in Own TV Series
Diahann Carroll has died at age 84, from cancer according to reports. She was the first African American women to star in her own...
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Global Citizen Concert: No Sales Bump for Queen, Carole King, Acts that Played on Bill Thanks to Low, Low Ratings
Carole King really put her all into the Global Citizen concert last week on MSNBC. She performed all her big hits, she was lively...
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Happy Birthday Sting: Rock’s New Wave Mensch-Slash-Family Man Turns 68, Still Fighting the Good Fight for the Amazon, Other Causes
Happy Birthday, Sting! Newcastle's very own Gordon Sumner turns 68 today, which seems impossible. No one of that age is hipper, smarter, funnier, more...
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Jessye Norman, One of the Greatest Opera Superstars of All Time, Has Died at Age 74, Winner of Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
I've just received this note from my PR pal Gwendolyn Quinn. What a shame to learn that Jessye Norman passed away. She was a...
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Kanye West Album “Jesus is King” Remains Unreleased, But Wife Kim Kardashian is Selling Girdles aka Waist Trainers
Kanye West, where is your album, sir? "Jesus is King" was due Friday, then due Sunday, and has now just vanished.
This follows the same...
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The Beatles “Abbey Road” 50th Anniversary Edition Takes 3 of Top 5 Spots on Amazon, Plus Number 12
Fall of 1969, I remember Mr.Sousa, our music teacher, 7th grade, 50 years ago today saying to us: "Do you have Abbey Road yet?"...
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Beatlemania for Abbey Road 50th as Paul Does Colbert, Ringo Does Fallon, and New Video Issued for George’s “Here Comes the Sun”
Yes, it's Beatlemania. Today in 1969, the Beatles released their final recording but second to last album, "Abbey Road." It's a masterpiece. Knowing this,...
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Bruce Springsteen Found the New Jersey in “Rhinestone Cowboy” and Makes Songwriter Larry Weiss an Overnight Sensation after 45 Years
Bruce Springsteen has included a cover of Glen Campbell's "Rhinestone Cowboy" on the soundtrack for his "Western Stars" documentary. His album, "Western Stars," is...