'Prankster' Ken Kesey Dies
NEW YORK (AP) - Ken Kesey, a central figure of the psychedelic '60s who railed against authority in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and orchestrated an LSD-fueled bus ride that helped immortalize the era, died Saturday (Nov. 10). He was 66. Kesey died at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Eugene, Ore., ...
| Harrison Treated for Cancer
NEW YORK (Beatles.com) - Ex-Beatle George Harrison reportedly has received experimental cancer treatment at Staten Island University Hospital. The 58-year-old Harrison was treated by Dr. Gil Lederman, the hospital's director of radiation oncology, according to published reports. Calls to Harrison's ...
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George Harrison Enters Cancer Treatment Center In New York
LONDON, UK (BBC) - Ex-Beatle George Harrison is reportedly undergoing further treatment for cancer, this time at Staten Island University Hospital in New York, according to the BBC. Harrison, who was treated for brain cancer in Switzerland earlier this year is said to be "very frail and gaunt," according ...
| Everly Brothers, Johnny Russell Inducted Into Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame
NASHVILLE (EverlyBrothers web) - The Everly Brothers, the late Johnny Russell, and Dennis Linde were inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame on Sunday. Songwriters Mark D. Sanders and Tia Sillers were also honored for "I Hope You Dance" (recorded by Lee Ann Womack), which was named Song ...
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Deal resolves discord over Grateful Dead guitars
SAN FRANCISCO, (Reuters) - The long, strange legal trip of the Grateful Dead guitars may finally be coming to an end. Remaining members of the legendary rock group have reached a tentative settlement with guitarmaker Douglas Irwin that will allow him to auction off two of the most famous guitars he ...
| Jimi Hendrix Childhood Home Saved
SEATTLE (Hendrix Fans Website) - The childhood home of Jimi Hendrix appears to have won a last-minute reprieve from the wrecking ball. The ivory-hued house with purple trim was sold on eBay in August for $43,500, but the Michigan-based buyer backed out after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. A pitch to ...
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Medley, Warnes Settle With Resort
LOS ANGELES (Soundtracks website) - Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes have settled a lawsuit against a resort that used a pair of singers in a commercial whose voices sound nearly identical to theirs. Medley and Warnes sued Sandals Resorts International over the song "(I've Had) The Time of My Life,'' ...
| Daniels Returns to Wilmington
WILMINGTON, N.C. (Charile Daniels Official Website) - Charlie Daniels recalled that when business was slow at Taylor Colquitt Creosoting Co., the Wilmington company either had to lay off him or a co-worker. Daniels told the business that since he had music to fall back on, he would leave. After a number ...
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Johnny Cash Released From Hospital
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Country Fans) - Johnny Cash has been released from the hospital after two weeks of treatment for bronchitis. Cash checked out on Monday, hospital spokeswoman Jessica Etz said. He was admitted on Oct. 7. The 69-year-old country singer suffers from autonomic neuropathy, a disease of ...
| Chuck Berry Turns 75
ST. LOUIS (St Louis Times Website) - Chuck Berry still unleashes the bent-kneed duck walk and one-legged hop that helped make him famous in the days of sock hops and soda shops. "Sometimes I forget, and the fans remind me I can still do it. So I'll fire back,'' says Berry, who turns 75 on Thursday. ...
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Barbra's Back With Christmas Album
NEW YORK (Barbra Official website) - Songstress Barbra Streisand will on Oct. 30 release her first holiday album in 34 years, "Christmas Memories" (Columbia). The album will be the artist's first studio release since 1999's "A Love Like Ours." It features Streisand's interpretations of 12 religious ...
| Bing Crosby estate sues Universal Music for $16 million
HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - A suit that pits the estate of legendary crooner Bing Crosby against Universal Music Group alleges that the family has been cheated out of royalties to the tune of $16 million. A hearing in the case, filed last year in the Santa Monica branch of L.A. Superior Court, is scheduled ...
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McCartney Urges Ono to Mend Rift
LONDON (McCartney Fans) - Paul McCartney has urged Yoko Ono that "there's still time" to mend a rift between the two over the Beatles song "Yesterday," according to a magazine interview. McCartney revealed earlier this year that he and John Lennon's widow had argued over the writing credit to the song ...
| Bee Gees off round world with their greatest hits
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bee Gees are collecting up their greatest hits and heading off around the world hoping to give a golden sunset to their platinum careers. With more than 110 million records sold, the brothers Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb rank with The Beatles, Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson ...
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Longmuir Can Keep Nursing License
LONDON (BBC - Radio 1) - Former Bay City Rollers drummer Derek Longmuir, convicted last year of possessing child pornography, won his bid to keep his nursing license. Longmuir, 50, received only a caution on Monday after appearing before the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and ...
| Beatles' Tailor Millings Dies at 88
LONDON (Radio 1) - Dougie Millings, the tailor who helped create the Beatles' famous collarless suit, has died. He was 88. Millings died Sept. 20 in London, his family said. In the 1960s, Millings' workshop in London's bohemian Soho district outfitted a stream of celebrities including the Beatles, Warren ...
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Jimmy Osmond to Open Store
PARK CITY, Utah (Osmonds Website) - Jimmy Osmond is hoping to cash in on the family name with his new venture: the Osmond General Store. The shop offers a combination of show business memorabilia, trinkets and home products. Shoppers can buy a $2,195 toy pistol once owned by Elvis, a $3,995 pair of ...
| Grateful Dead Music Never Stops...
NEW YORK (GreatfulDeadFanSite) - The Grateful Dead played their final show more than six years ago. And thanks to a career-retrospective box set, an endless stream of live CDs, a documentary film featuring late guitarist Jerry Garcia and steady touring by the group's surviving members and their new ...
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Argentine worships Beatles eight days a week
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Reuters) - It's been a long and winding road since he was 10 years old but Argentina's Rodolfo Vazquez, recognized last month by the Guinness Book of World Records as having the world's largest Beatles collection, believes almost any dream is possible. The 44-year-old owner ...
| Televised John Lennon tribute honors WTC tragedy
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A host of performers paid a live, televised tribute on Tuesday to John Lennon, portraying the slain musician as an artist whose words have taken on renewed meaning since the attacks on the World Trade Center. Gathering together to play songs such as "Imagine," "Give Peace A Chance" ...
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