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PASSINGS: Fred Milano, William Polk Carey, Mike Colalillo
Fred Milano
Doo-wop singer with Dion and the Belmonts
Fred Milano, 72, a singer who made rock 'n' roll history on doo-wop hits with Dion and the Belmonts in the 1950s, died Sunday, three weeks after his lung cancer was diagnosed, said Warren Gradus, who...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Long Island, University of Pennsylvania, Awards and Prizes, Defense
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PASSINGS: Johnny Preston, Lina Ron, Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, Jimmy Carnes
Johnny Preston
Singer had No. 1 hit with 'Running Bear'
Johnny Preston, 71, who had a No. 1 pop single in 1960 with "Running Bear," died Friday at a hospital in Beaumont, Texas, his son Scott told the Associated Press. The elder Preston had bypass...Tags: Government, Defense, Multi-Sport Events, Track and Field, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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PASSINGS: Gil Clancy, Zoogz Rift, Carl Bunch, David E. Davis Jr., James Pritchett, James M. Roberts, Pat Rowe
Gil Clancy
Boxing trainer
Gil Clancy, 88, a boxing trainer who helped lead Emile Griffith to welterweight and middleweight titles, died Thursday at an assisted-living facility on Long Island, N.Y., his family said.
Born in Rockaway Beach, N.Y., in...Tags: Long Island, Golf, George Foreman, Entertainment, Wrestling
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PASSINGS: Zoogz Rift, Carl Bunch, David E. Davis Jr., James Pritchett, James M. Roberts, Pat Rowe
Zoogz Rift Punk rock musician Zoogz Rift, 57, a punk rock musician whose experimental style garnered comparisons with Captain Beefheart and Frank Zappa, died March 22 at Encino Hospital of complications from diabetes, said his partner, Laura Rift....Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Golf, Entertainment, Frank Zappa, Weather
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Rock Stars Die in Plane Crash, Feb. 3, 1959
The Daily Mirror[Note: Here's a repost of an item from two years ago... lrh] Ritchie Valens' Roots Los Angeles Times, July 19, 1987 Los Angeles Times file photo Ritchie Valens, 1941 - 1959 By GREGG BARRIOS WATSONVILLE, Calif. -- "I still remember...... -
PASSINGS: Mel McDaniel, Lou Gorman, Harley Allen
Mel McDaniel
Country music singer-songwriter
Mel McDaniel, 68, a husky-voiced country music singer-songwriter who had a No. 1 hit with "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On," died of lung cancer Thursday at his home in Hendersonville, Tenn., the Grand Ole...Tags: Conway Twitty, Roger Clemens, New York Mets, College Baseball, Dolly Parton
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Theater review: 'Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story' at La Mirada Theatre
Culture MonsterOne thing to be said about the jukebox musical "Buddy" is that it tends to understand that the audience came through the doors to hear Buddy Holly's music, not scripted blather. So even though it tries our patience with a...... -
Bob Keane dies at 87; discovered Ritchie Valens
Bob Keane, who founded the West Coast independent label Del-Fi Records in the 1950s and is best known for discovering and recording rock legend Ritchie Valens, has died. He was 87.
Keane, who survived non- Hodgkins lymphoma diagnosed when he was 80, died...Tags: Achievement Records, Television, Music Industry, Defense, Social Issues
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The Gloved One drops the ball at the Rock Hall of Fame induction
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterNEW YORK -- Michael Jackson still doesn't get it, does he? The 16th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction dinner here Monday was the ideal opportunity for the self-proclaimed King of Pop to begin humanizing himself--to start making us think of...Tags: Foo Fighters (music group), Chuck Berry, U2 (music group), Bono, Family
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'Dancing with the Stars' recap, Wynonna asks for handcuffs, Jacoby Jones compares DWTS to the Super Bowl
Amy Watts is off for a birthday dinner tonight, at a joint too classy to have a TV above the bar (two Manhattans and she gets all CAPSLOCK!, three and she loves spats). Reality sets in! Week two begins. Grand entrance: No eliminations last week, so...Tags: Dancing With the Stars (tv program), Judges, Sean Lowe, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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The sweaty, salty Neil Hamburger
When he answers the phone Monday afternoon from his Best Western hotel room, comedian Neil Hamburger, true to form, explains that he's just finished ticking off yet another group of people. "I was having an argument with these guys at the motel that I...
Tags: Ritchie Valens, YouTube, Weezer (music group), Music, Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts)
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Out & About Calendar -- Jan. 24, 2013
THURSDAY, 1.24 Fallout Art and Music Night, 7 p.m., open mike night, 7:30 p.m., Red Rooster Coffee House, 202 S. Main St. South Dakota Jazz Festival, 7:30 p.m. concert, Johnson Fine Arts Center, Northern State University. FRIDAY, 1.25 Aberdeen...Tags: Watertown, Ritchie Valens, Arts, Groton, Arts and Culture
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