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4/14/17-Yvonne Staples dies

Yvonne Staples, whose voice and business acumen powered the success of the Staple Singers, her family’s hit-making gospel group that topped the charts in the early 1970s with the song “I’ll Take You There,” died April 10 at her home in Chicago. She was 80. The Chicago funeral home Leak and Sons confirmed the death. The cause was colon cancer. Ms. Staples performed with her sisters Mavis and Cleotha and […]

todayApril 14, 2018

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4/10/18-Buckingham leaves Mac

Guitarist Lindsey Buckingham is leaving Fleetwood Mac. Buckingham, who started playing with the band in 1975, embarked on a 10-year hiatus in 1987 before returning to ring in the new century. The rocker has been back with the group since 1997, but he has now exited the band again and he will be replaced by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers' Mike Campbell and Crowded House's Neil Finn for the group's […]

todayApril 10, 2018

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Advocate article!

Radio DJ Barry Scott is committed to keeping more of the notable 1970s and 80s recording artists’ songs heard during an era of tight playlists. He coined the phrase “The Lost 45s” in 1981 while a freshman hosting his show at Emerson College in Boston. “The Lost 45s” is currently syndicated on 52 radio stations nationwide and available 24/7 online. Click on the link to read why he’s still excited […]

todayApril 2, 2018

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3/24/18-McCartney & Lennon & guns

(CNN) Paul McCartney attended the March for Our Lives in New York on Saturday, telling CNN the cause was important to him because he lost John Lennon to gun violence. Wearing a shirt that said, "We can end gun violence," the former Beatle told CNN's Jason Carroll, he came to the march "just to support the people." "I don't know" if we can end gun violence, McCartney said. "But this […]

todayMarch 24, 2018

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3/21/18-Tina forgives Ike

Tina Turner has forgiven her abusive ex for the beatings and the violence he subjected her to when they were married. The soul great left her band mate and partner Ike Turner after years of torment and later opened up about her crazy marriage in the book I, Tina, which was turned into eye-opening movie "What's Love Got to Do With It?" starring Angela Bassett. But, now Ike is dead […]

todayMarch 21, 2018

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3/17/18-Aretha ill

Aretha Franklin's health is a concern again after the soul legend pulled out of shows for the next two months under doctor's orders. The Queen of Soul will not be performing on her 76th birthday, at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, New Jersey as planned, and she has also cancelled her appearance at the New Orleans Jazz Festival in April. The singer's management team tells USA Today […]

todayMarch 17, 2018

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3/14/18-Lionel Richie vs. MJs pets

Lionel Richie had to deal with a lot of zany animal encounters while writing charity anthem "We Are the World" at Michael Jackson's house. The musicians penned the track at Michael's home in Encino, California and Lionel reveals Jackson's menagerie of pets made the experience a little crazy at times. "Michael loved to collect animals...," Lionel told U.S. show The Talk on Tuesday, "so right in the middle of writing […]

todayMarch 14, 2018

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3/4/18-Dolly & 9 to 5 Reboot?

Dolly Parton can't wait to bring her larger than life 9 to 5 character Doralee Rhodes back to the big screen in a new movie Rashida Jones is developing. The country singer will return along with her co-stars Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda for the revamp of the beloved 1980 office comedy, according to Deadline, to advise a new generation of working women how to get their own back on […]

todayMarch 4, 2018

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2/27/18-Trump vs. "The Snake"

(CNN) The daughters of the late singer-songwriter Oscar Brown Jr. said Monday that President Donald Trump is twisting the lyrics of their father's song titled, "The Snake" for politics. "Oscar Brown Jr.'s words are being stolen to promote his hate message and intolerance," Africa Brown told CNN's Don Lemon on "CNN Tonight." "And it's absolutely wrong." The song tells the story of a woman who takes in a frozen snake […]

todayFebruary 27, 2018

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