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Dr. Dre in ICU With Brain Aneurysm
The highly influential rapper, record producer, and label executive is also co-founder of Beats Electronics with record producer Jimmy Iovine
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Grammys Postpone 2021 Awards Due to Covid-19
The joint statement citing the “deteriorating situation in Los Angeles” was made by the Recording Academy and CBS during these “unprecedented times”
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Jan 4, 2021: The Bizarre Announcement of the Death of ‘Bond Girl’ Tanya Roberts
News of the A View to a Kill actress’ passing began circulating one day earlier when her publicist prematurely announced her death
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Paul McCartney Leads Tributes to Gerry Marsden
“‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ and ‘Ferry Cross the Mersey’ remain in many people’s hearts as reminders of a joyful time in British music”
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Barry Gibb, Dolly Parton Sing ‘Words’ From New Bee Gees Songbook LP
Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers Songbook features collaborations with such artists as Olivia Newton-John, Sheryl Crow, and Jason Isbell
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Mick Bolton, Keyboardist With Mott the Hoople and Dexys, Dies
The musician, not to be confused with the UFO guitarist of the same name, originally set out to be a teacher. He later gave piano lessons to Linda McCartney
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Geoff Stephens, Prolific British Songwriter, Dead at 86
His many hit compositions included “Winchester Cathedral,” “There’s a Kind of Hush,” “The Crying Game” and “Daughter of Darkness.”
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Tony Rice, Influential Bluegrass Guitarist, Dead at 69
Said country/bluegrass great Ricky Skaggs in a tweet, “”Tony Rice was the single most influential acoustic guitar player in the last 50 years.”
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Rockers Pay Tribute to the Mountain Man, Leslie West
Peter Frampton recalled when his first U.S. tour when Humble Pie opened for Mountain. “Leslie’s playing and sound had me glued watching everything he did”
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Beatles Release Sneak Peek From Revealing ‘Get Back’ Documentary
Director Peter Jackson has shared a roughly five-minute clip as a “preview of what we’ve been working on.” The montage shows the group playfully rehearsing
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