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    Jul 20, 2011 |Story| WGN-AM

  1. SNERD - July 20, 2011

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    Peek-A-Boo At Pioneer Court The controversy surrounding the new 26-foot Marilyn Monroe statue in downtown Chicago's Pioneer Court is swirling through the streets of Chicago and the backrooms of City Hall...and it has more than just Marilyn's over-sized...

    Tags: Chicago Mayor, Human Interest, Jeremy Piven, Elizabeth Taylor, Transformers (movie)

    2. Jan 20, 2012 |Story| WSBT Radio

  2. Etta James Dead at 73

    Etta James, one of the great voices of the 20th century who fused R&B with gospel and blues, and scored landmark hits with "At Last," "Tell Mama" and "All I Could Do Was Cry," died today from complications related to leukemia. She was 73. James had been battling health problems for many years. James had an enormously turbulent personal life with numerous periods of drug addiction and poverty, but she channeled all of that heartache into her music. "There's a lot going on Etta James' voice," Bonnie Raitt told Rolling Stone in 2008. "A lot of pain, a lot of life, most of all, a lot of strength. She can be so raucous and down one song, and then break your heart with her subtlety and finesse the next. As raw as Etta is, there's a great intelligence and wisdom in her singing." Born Jamesetta Hawkins in Los Angeles in 1938, James was largely abandoned by her teenage mother at a young age, and was raised by her grandparents and foster families. She formed the the doo-wop singing group Creolettes with her friends in the early 1950s, and they even scored a minor hit with "Roll Me Henry" in 1955. James signed as a solo act to Chess Records in 1960, kicking off the first great period of her long career. Working with producers Harvey Fuqua and Ralph Bass, she landed on the charts with "My Dearest Darling" and "All I Could Do Is Cry." Leonard Chess heard tremendous potential in her voice, and in 1961 had her record the ballad "At Last" with a string section. The song became a massive hit, and remained her signature song for the rest of her career. Despite her incredible success, James started to use heroin in the mid-1960s and it began to have serious effects on her career. At various points she was committed to a Los Angeles psychiatric hospital, though she still occasionally scored hits – most notable the R&B classic "Tell Mama" in 1967. In the 1970s, James hit the club circuit to support herself. The Rolling Stones took her on tour in 1978, which exposed her music to a whole new generation of rock fans. That same year she signed to Warner Brothers and cut the classic LP Deep in the Night with Jerry Wexler. Her drug habit resumed in the 1980s, but a 1988 stay at the Betty Ford Clinic set her on a much better course. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. James continued to tour until illness sidelined her a couple of years ago. She made headlines in 2009 when she criticized Beyoncé's performance of "At Last" at President Obama's inauguration, but the public didn't realize that she was suffering from dementia at that point. In 1997, James spoke with Rolling Stone about her life. "Life's been rough," she said. "But life's been good. If I had to go back and do it all over again, I would live it the exact same way."
    Etta James, one of the great voices of the 20th century who fused R&B with gospel and blues, and scored landmark hits with "At Last," "Tell Mama" and "All I Could Do Was Cry," died today from complications related to leukemia. She was 73. James had been...

    Tags: The Rolling Stones (music group), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Alzheimer's Disease, Health, Entertainment

    3. Jan 10, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Prescription for heartache

    With close to 2 million Americans dependent on or abusing prescription painkillers, a growing number of families are redefining their notions of what a drug addict looks like.
    With close to 2 million Americans dependent on or abusing prescription painkillers, a growing number of families are redefining their notions of what a drug addict looks like. "The person with the drug problem is not necessarily a teenager shooting up in...

    Tags: Alcohol Addiction, Mental Health, Family, Columbia University, Behavioral Conditions

    4. Jan 28, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  4. Legendary Singer Etta James Remembered at Funeral

    LOS ANGELES, Calif. (CNN) -- Mourners remembered legendary singer Etta James on Saturday as an authentic voice whose velvety vocals bridged genres from blues to rock.
    CNN/KTLA News
    LOS ANGELES, Calif. (CNN) -- Mourners remembered legendary singer Etta James on Saturday as an authentic voice whose velvety vocals bridged genres from blues to rock. The Rev. Al Sharpton presided over her funeral in southern California where she was...

    Tags: Barack Obama, The Rolling Stones (music group), Entertainment, Heroin, Rod Stewart

    5. Sep 26, 2011 |Story| WXMI

  5. Sculptor Of Gerald R. Ford Statue Honors Betty Ford, Too

    Sculptor Sunti Pichetchaiyakul first brought a piece to ArtPrize last year.  At the time, his realistic depiction of a monk earned him a spot in the Top 25, but this year he wanted more of a challenge.
    FOX 17 News Reporter
    Sculptor Sunti Pichetchaiyakul first brought a piece to ArtPrize last year.  At the time, his realistic depiction of a monk earned him a spot in the Top 25, but this year he wanted more of a challenge. “I like the challenge I want to make something...

    Tags: Human Interest, Arts and Culture, Gerald Ford, Fine Arts, Arts

    6. Sep 28, 2011 |Story| Aberdeen News

  6. TODAY IN HISTORY

    1850: Flogging was abolished as a form of punishment in the U.S. Navy. 1951: Aberdeen had a record low of 18 degrees. 1974: First lady Betty Ford underwent a mastectomy at Bethesda Naval Medical Center in Maryland, following discovery of a cancerous...

    Tags: Miles Davis, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), U.S. Navy, Aberdeen

    7. Jul 22, 2011 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  7. Judge Tells Lohan to Speed Up Community Service

    LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Lindsay Lohan was back in a Los Angeles courtroom Thursday morning for a routine case review conference with a judge who is overseeing her probation.
    KTLA News
    LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Lindsay Lohan was back in a Los Angeles courtroom Thursday morning for a routine case review conference with a judge who is overseeing her probation. Lohan, wearing big sunglasses a long, black dress, arrived at the Del Aire...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Theft, Justice System, Trials, Punishment

    8. Jul 26, 2011 |Story| Herald Mail

  8. Mail Call - July 27

    "This is to the person who is always watching CNN and is a retired military person, speaking about cutting Social Security and Medicare, that he always hears on CNN. You forgot to mention that's a Republican plan, not a Democrat plan. And to the people...

    Tags: Human Interest, Armed Forces, CNN (tv network), Little League Baseball, Politics

    9. Jul 8, 2011 |Story| CNN

  9. Betty Ford dies at the age of 93

    Betty Ford, the widow of late President Gerald Ford and a co-founder of an eponymous addiction center in California, has died at the age of 93, according to the director of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum.
    CNN
    Betty Ford, the widow of late President Gerald Ford and a co-founder of an eponymous addiction center in California, has died at the age of 93, according to the director of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum. Ford died Friday evening with...

    Tags: Human Interest, Alcohol Addiction, Health, Behavioral Conditions, Breast Cancer

    10. Jul 8, 2011 |Story| WGNO-LTV

  10. Former First Lady Betty Ford Dies at 93

    Betty Ford, the widow of late President Gerald Ford and a co-founder of an eponymous addiction center in California, has died at the age of 93, according to the director of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum.
    Betty Ford, the widow of late President Gerald Ford and a co-founder of an eponymous addiction center in California, has died at the age of 93, according to the director of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum. Ford died Friday evening with...

    Tags: George H.W. Bush, Health, Celebrities and Health Issues, Breast Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses

    11. Jul 8, 2011 |Story| WDBJ7

  11. Former first lady Betty Ford dies at 93

    DETROIT (AP) --
    DETROIT (AP) -- A family friend says former first lady Betty Ford has died at age 93. Marty Allen says Ford, whose battles with cancer and substance abuse inspired millions to seek treatment, died Friday. Allen did not say how Betty Ford died. He says...

    Tags: Substance Abuse, Alcohol Addiction, Health, Breast Cancer, Gerald Ford

    12. Jul 9, 2011 |Story| Aberdeen News

  12. Former first lady Betty Ford dies at 93

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Betty Ford said things that first ladies just don't say, even today. And 1970s America loved her for it. According to Mrs. Ford, her young adult children probably had smoked marijuana — and if she were their age, she'd...

    Tags: Alcohol Addiction, Human Interest, Barack Obama, Social Issues, Elizabeth Taylor

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