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PASSINGS: Eric Lowen, Bert Sugar
Eric Lowen
Singer-songwriter
Eric Lowen, 60, a singer, songwriter, guitarist and half of the Lowen and Navarro folk group who with his songwriting partner Dan Navarro penned "We Belong" for Pat Benatar, died Friday at Kaiser Permanente Panorama City...Tags: Music Industry, David Lee Roth, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Rocky Balboa (fictional character), Diseases and Illnesses
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Jack Tramiel dies at 83; founder of Commodore computers
Jack Tramiel, the tough and aggressive Commodore International founder who brought millions of people into the world of personal computers in the late 1970s and early '80s with his low-cost PCs, has died. He was 83.
Tramiel, who lived in Monte Sereno,...Tags: Human Interest, Germany, U.S. Army, Companies and Corporations, Gaming Industry
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Ed Savko dies at 86; owner of L.A. biker hangout the Rock Store
Ed Savko, who bought a small-town grocery known as the Rock Store on Mulholland Highway in 1961 and turned it into an internationally recognized motorcycle mecca frequented by celebrities, businessmen, outlaw clubs and other bikers, has died. He was 86....Tags: Jay Leno, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Breads, Steve McQueen, Matt LeBlanc
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PASSINGS: Murray Rose, Tippy Dye, Garry Walberg
Murray Rose Swimmer won Olympic gold medals Murray Rose, 73, a four-time Olympic gold medal swimmer from Australia who also competed at USC while studying acting in the late '50s, died Sunday in Sydney of leukemia, Swimming Australia said. Rose...Tags: NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, The Ohio State University, Northwestern Wildcats, National Collegiate Athletic Association, College Sports
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Raymond L. Johnson Sr. dies at 89; lawyer, civil rights activist
Raymond L. Johnson Sr., an attorney, civil rights activist and former Tuskegee Airman, died Dec. 31 in Los Angeles of complications of pneumonia and heart failure, said his wife, Evelyn. He was 89.
Johnson, who practiced law for nearly 50 years, was a...Tags: Justice System, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Supreme Court, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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PASSINGS: Jimmy Castor, Robert Dozier
Jimmy Castor
Wrote hit song 'Troglodyte (Cave Man)'
Jimmy Castor, a funk and soul saxophonist, singer and songwriter best known for "Troglodyte (Cave Man)" and "It's Just Begun," died Monday of apparent heart failure at a Las Vegas hospital. He was 71,...Tags: Television, Obituaries, Music Industry, Kanye West, Heart Attack
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Sweet revenge on cancer treatment
I was baptized at Our Lady of Hypochondria Church.
When I get a headache, my mind speeds past simple causes, like "sinus pressure," and goes straight to "inoperable brain tumor." If my leg tingles, it's multiple sclerosis; if my heart hiccups, it's...Tags: Multiple Sclerosis, Headaches, Cancer, Health, Heart Attack
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PASSINGS: Manuel Fraga Iribarne
Manuel Fraga Iribarne, 89, a blunt-talking politician who founded Spain's ruling conservative party and was the last surviving minister from Gen. Francisco Franco's right-wing regime, died Sunday of heart failure at his Madrid home, according to the...Tags: Explosions, Francisco Franco, Emergency Incidents, Spain, Emergency Incidents
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Hubert Sumlin dies at 80; guitarist shaped Howlin' Wolf's sound
When Howlin' Wolf romped through "Wang Dang Doodle" or thundered in "Three Hundred Pounds of Joy," the snarling guitar that accompanied him belonged to one of the greatest bluesmen to pick up the instrument: Hubert Sumlin.
The cry of Sumlin's guitar &#...Tags: Hubert Sumlin, Music Industry, Blues (genre), Keith Richards, Chicago Tribune
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Ron Fletcher dies at 90; opened West Coast's first Pilates studio
Ron Fletcher, a former dancer and choreographer who helped popularize the Pilates exercise system when he opened the first West Coast studio in 1972, died Tuesday at his home in Stonewall, Texas. He was 90.
The cause was congestive heart failure, said...Tags: Alcohol Addiction, Pilates, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Mary Martin, Cher
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Bob Brookmeyer dies at 81; jazz trombonist, composer
Bob Brookmeyer, a jazz trombonist, composer, arranger and educator whose multifaceted career reached from cutting-edge performances with Gerry Mulligan and Stan Getz to innovative big band compositions and highly regarded classes at the New England...Tags: Stan Getz, Merv Griffin, Music Industry, J.J. Johnson, Culture
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Bil Keane dies at 89; 'Family Circus' comic strip creator
Bil Keane, a cartoonist who chronicled the lighter moments of family life for more than 50 years through the gentle, heartfelt humor of the "Family Circus" comic strip, has died. He was 89. Keane died Tuesday of congestive heart failure at his longtime...Tags: Circuses, Allergies, Periodicals, Newspapers, Newspaper and Magazine
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