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Mexican singer, composer Armando Manzanero dies at 85

By BERENICE BAUTISTA
Dec 28, 2020 6:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican ballad singer and composer Armando Manzanero died at the age of 85, Mexican President AndrÃ©s Manuel LÃ³pez Obrador said Monday. Manzanero was...
Tony Rice, master bluegrass guitarist, dies at 69

By The Associated Press
Dec 28, 2020 6:00 am - Tony Rice, the master bluegrass picker who drew fans worldwide for the chance to hear the quick, fluid sounds he conjured from his storied Martin D-28 guitar, has died a...
Roger Berlind, Tony-winning Broadway producer, dies at 90

The Associated Press
Dec 27, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Roger Berlind, a producer of more than 100 Broadway plays and musicals and the winner of 25 Tony Awards, has died. He was 90. He died Dec. 18 at his home...
Barry Lopez, author who tied people to place, dies at 75

The Associated Press
Dec 27, 2020 6:00 am - EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Barry Lopez, an award-winning writer who tried to tighten the bonds between people and place by describing the landscapes he saw in 50 years of trave...
British double agent George Blake dies in Russia at 98

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV
Dec 26, 2020 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - George Blake, a former British intelligence officer who worked as a double agent for the Soviet Union and passed some of the most coveted Western secrets t...
'Club Kid' killer Michael Alig dies; overdose suspected

The Associated Press
Dec 26, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Notorious 'œclub kid'ť killer Michael Alig, who served 17 years in prison for killing his roommate over a drug debt in a case that became a book and film...
Jim McLean, Dundee Utd's title-winning coach in 1983, dies

The Associated Press
Dec 26, 2020 6:00 am - DUNDEE, Scotland (AP) - Jim McLean, the Scottish soccer manager who led Dundee United to its only domestic league title in 1983 and the European Cup semifinals the follo...
Dancer formerly of Arlington Heights dies of coronavirus complications

By Barbara Vitello
Dec 26, 2020 12:00 am - Award-winning ballroom dancer and longtime Arlington Heights resident Anne P. Hamilton died last month from COVID-19 complications. She was 92. Hamilton, most recently...
Ivry Gitlis, a violinist who spanned genres, dies at 98

The Associated Press
Dec 25, 2020 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Ivry Gitlis, an acclaimed violinist who played with famed conductors, rock stars and jazz bands around the world and worked to make classical music accessib...
Mali opposition leader CissÃ© dies after contracting COVID-19

By BABA AHMED
Dec 25, 2020 6:00 am - BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - Soumaila CissÃ©, Mali's main opposition leader who was held hostage for six months earlier this year by jihadis and was considered a leading contende...

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