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Google doodles South Africa's Miriam Makeba on her 81st birthday
Some female singers puff themselves up with bogus titles like Lady Such-and-Such or the Queen of Pop. But unlike those pale pretenders to the crown, Miriam Makeba, the great South African artist who passed away in 2008 at age 76, actually earned her...
Tags: Sarah Vaughan, Music, Google Inc., Joan Baez, Entertainment
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PASSINGS: Roland Moritz, David A. Braun, Laurie Gottlieb
Roland Moritz Longtime L.A. Philharmonic flutist Roland Moritz, 86, who played flute for the Los Angeles Philharmonic for more than 40 years and for a time shared the concert stage with his father, Frederick Moritz, the Philharmonic's longtime...
Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), Music Industry, Neil Diamond, Newspaper and Magazine, Peter, Paul, and Mary (music group)
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PASSINGS: Magic Slim, Cleotha Staples, Lou Myers, Donald Rutledge
Magic Slim Singer of Chicago blues Magic Slim, 75, whose ragged voice and punchy guitar riffs made him a symbol of Chicago blues, died Thursday in Philadelphia after surgery for a bleeding ulcer, according to his family. A younger contemporary of...
Tags: Concerts, Christianity, Religion and Belief, Music, Civil Rights
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Van Cliburn's unusual night at the Hollywood Bowl
Van Cliburn, the world-famous pianist who died Wednesday, made several appearances in Los Angeles through the years, including one unforgettable night at the Hollywood Bowl. A 1994 appearance at the Bowl tied to the World Cup soccer final and leading...Tags: Human Accomplishments, FIFA World Cup, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Van Cliburn, pianist 'who conquered Russia,' dies at 78
Van Cliburn, a little-known pianist who in 1958 dazzled the music world by winning an international piano competition in Moscow, died Wednesday of bone cancer at his home in Fort Worth, Texas, said his publicist, Mary Lou Falcone. A child prodigy,...
Tags: Music Industry, New York City, Mikhail S Gorbachev, Russia, Music
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Van Cliburn was a Cold War cultural ambassador
Van Cliburn, the lanky Texan pianist who died Wednesday at 78, was an unofficial cultural ambassador for the United States during much of the Cold War. His win at the 1958 International Tchaikovsky competition in Moscow made him a beloved musical figure...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Mikhail S Gorbachev, Russia, Music, Moscow (Russia)
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Frank Pooler dies at 86; choral director mentored the Carpenters
Frank Pooler, a longtime choral director at Cal State Long Beach who is credited with helping the 1970s pop group the Carpenters develop their signature sound, has died. He was 86. Pooler died Jan. 19 in his Los Alamitos home after a short battle with...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Los Angeles Times, Holidays, Students, Music
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Pham Duy dies at 91; Vietnam's most prolific songwriter
Pham Duy, Vietnam's most prolific songwriter, who captured the strength of his people through years of turbulence and composed dozens of tunes after settling in California, died Sunday in Ho Chi Minh City. He was 91. His death was confirmed by his...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Music Industry, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Music
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Obituary: Kody A. Thacker
Kody A. Thacker 1993-2013 SOMERSET — Kody A. Thacker, 19, of the Slate Branch community of Somerset, Ky., departed this life on Saturday, Feb.23, 2013, in Somerset. Born Aug. 19, 1993, in Lexington, Ky., he was a son of David Thacker and...
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Obituary: Kyle J. Thacker
Kyle J. Thacker 1989-2013 SOMERSET — Kyle J. Thacker, 23, of the Slate Branch community of Somerset, Ky., departed this life on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013, in Somerset. Born Nov. 7, 1989, in Lexington, Ky., he was a son of David Thacker and...
Tags: High School Sports, Eastern Kentucky University
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Dr. C. Everett Koop, influential surgeon general, dies at 96
WASHINGTON — Dr. C. Everett Koop, who as U.S. surgeon general in the 1980s led high-profile campaigns to highlight the dangers of smoking and to mobilize the nation against an emerging AIDS epidemic, has died. He was 96. Koop died Monday at his...
Tags: AIDS, Abortion Issue, Abortion, Social Issues, Epidemics and Plagues
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Richard Collins dies at 98; onetime blacklisted screenwriter
Richard Collins, a screenwriter during the McCarthy era who was blacklisted for several years before he cooperated with the Communist-hunting House Un-American Activities Committee, died Thursday in Ventura. The onetime Communist Party member was 98...
Tags: Marion Davies, Michael Collins, Robert Towne, Citizen Kane (movie), Political Systems
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