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Gil Bernal dies at 80; veteran tenor saxophonist
Gil Bernal, a tenor saxophonist who during his long career played a variety of styles with artists such as Spike Jones, Lionel Hampton and Ry Cooder, has died. He was 80.
Bernal died of congestive heart failure July 17 at Glendale Adventist Medical...Tags: Lionel Hampton, Ry Cooder, Charles Mingus, Duane Eddy (music group), Elvis Presley
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'The Kid' by Sapphire
Los Angeles TimesOn the very first page of "The Kid," we learn Precious has died, leaving behind an orphan 9-year-old son, Abdul. Just like that, Sapphire, whose novel "Push" was adapted into one of 2009's most acclaimed films, "Precious," moves aside her troubled and...Tags: William Faulkner, Social Issues, AIDS, Book, Human Interest
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Harvey Fierstein takes another Turnblad turn
Harvey Fierstein is getting impatient. He'd like the interview to go faster. Skip the compliments. Don't waste precious time laughing at his outrageous remarks. He's got stacks of writing to finish, songs to rehearse, and in a few days he leaves for Los...Tags: Tony Awards, Physical Conditions, John Travolta, Ethel Merman, Cyndi Lauper
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Nick Ashford of Ashford & Simpson songwriting team dies at 70
Nick Ashford, half of the Motown songwriting duo Ashford & Simpson that penned elegant, soulful classics for singers Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye and funk hits for Chaka Khan and others, died Monday, his former publicist said. He was 70.
Ashford, who along...Tags: Marvin Gaye, Motown Records, Earth, Wind & Fire (music group), Human Interest, Arts
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Bob Forrest's unlikely career arc
Jason Davis, a 25-year-old heroin addict and grandson of oil billionaire Marvin Davis, was the most shameless cast member on "Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew" last season, a distinction akin to being the nerdiest person at a "Star Trek" convention —...Tags: The Red Hot Chili Peppers (music group), Britney Spears, VH1 (tv network), Jason Davis, Television
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Francesco Quinn dies at 48; actor, son of movie legend
Francesco Quinn, the actor son of movie legend Anthony Quinn, had a promising debut with a supporting role in the Oscar-winning film "Platoon" before carving out a journeyman career with steady TV work and straight-to-video productions. He died Friday...Tags: Physical Conditions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Drama (genre), Human Interest, Television
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DeLois Barrett Campbell dies at 85; gospel soprano
She was the mightiest voice of the greatest female trio in gospel.
And if she had wished it, Chicagoan DeLois Barrett Campbell surely could have been a far bigger star singing solo in jazz, blues, pop, Broadway, you name it.
But Campbell and her...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Johnny Carson, Mahalia Jackson, Human Interest, Documentary (genre)
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A new beginning for the Chili Peppers
The first day of rehearsals was another momentous occasion for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. It was fall 2009, more than three years since the band last toured, and the rockers were beginning the hard work of rebirth with a new guitarist, Josh Klinghoffer....Tags: Crimes, Dave Navarro, Damon Albarn, Gucci Group NV, Human Interest
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Album Review: Madeleine Peyroux's 'Standing on the Rooftop'
Pop & HissThe title of Madeleine Peyroux’s 1996 debut, “Dreamland,” served early notice of this jazz singer’s devotion to a kind of sonic sleepiness. On her albums since then — particularly 2004’s “Careless Love,”... -
'The Voice' recap: Elimination is fun!
Show TrackerWhat makes Christina Aguilera cry? The terrible responsibility of being a coach on The Voice.... -
Album Review: Ledisi's 'Pieces of Me'
Pop & HissSoul singer Ledisi makes a basic declaration near the end of “Pieces of Me,” the title track of her new album: “I’m a woman.” She sings the affirmation a few times, for good measure: “I’m a woman” —... -
White Denim frontman James Petralli talks about new video for 'Street Joy'
Pop & HissThose looking to revive the kingpin of high school social events ought to take a gander at White Denim's new video for "Street Joy" from their latest album, "D." Besides being a mullet-tinged slice of senior prom nostalgia, the video......
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