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'Sweet, sweet Connie' in Grand Funk Railroad hit dies at 66

The Associated Press
Aug 23, 2021 7:00 am - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Connie Hamzy, a rock 'n' roll groupie from Arkansas who was immortalized as 'œsweet, sweet Connie'ť in the 1973 Grand Funk Railroad hit 'œWe're ...
Don Everly of early rock '~n' roll Everly Brothers dies at 84

By KRISTIN M. HALL
Aug 22, 2021 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Don Everly, one-half of the pioneering Everly Brothers whose harmonizing country rock hits impacted a generation of rock '~n' roll music, has die...
Customers, co-workers pay tribute to longtime Libertyville mail carrier

By Eric Peterson
Aug 21, 2021 1:00 am - Love, not tradition, was the reason behind a police-led procession of U.S. Postal Service and civilian vehicles honoring the memory of Libertyville mail carrier Marcus W...
Renowned Chicago investigative reporter Bill Recktenwald dies at 79

By Geoff Ritter gritter@carbondaletimes.com Southern Illinois LOCAL Media News Service
Aug 21, 2021 1:00 am - William Ames Recktenwald, 79, of Karbers Ridge, Illinois, and formerly of Chicago, died peacefully on Friday at the Linda White Hospice House in Evansville, Indiana, aft...
James W. Loewen, wrote 'Lies My Teacher Told Me,' dead at 79

By HILLEL ITALIE
Aug 20, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - James W. Loewen, whose million-selling 'œLies My Teacher Told Me'ť books challenged traditional ideas and knowledge on everything from Thanksgiving to th...
Country singer Tom T. Hall dies; wrote '~Harper Valley PTA'

By KRISTIN M. HALL
Aug 20, 2021 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tom T. Hall, the singer-songwriter who composed 'œHarper Valley P.T.A.'ť and sang about life's simple joys as country music's consummate blue col...
Scott Smith, AP reporter in Venezuela, dies at 50

By JOSHUA GOODMAN
Aug 20, 2021 7:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - Scott Smith, a correspondent for The Associated Press who traveled across Venezuela to document personal stories of desperation and hope in the troubled cou...
Wayne Hughes, billionaire businessman and horse owner, dies

By BETH HARRIS
Aug 19, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - B. Wayne Hughes, the founder and chairman of Public Storage whose passion for horse racing culminated with a victory by Authentic in the 2020 Kentucky...
Chuck Close, artist of monumental grids, dies at 81

By DEEPTI HAJELA
Aug 19, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Chuck Close, a painter, photographer and printmaker best known for his monumental grid portraits and photo-based paintings of family and famous friends, ...
Japanese martial artist film star Sonny Chiba dies at 82

By YURI KAGEYAMA
Aug 19, 2021 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Japanese actor Sonny Chiba, who wowed the world with his martial arts skills in more than 100 films, including 'œKill Bill,'ť has died. He was 82. Chiba, kn...

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