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Motorhead drummer Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor dies at 61

The Associated Press
Nov 12, 2015 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Heavy metal band Motorhead says former drummer Phil Taylor, an iconic metal thrasher nicknamed "Philthy Animal," has died. He was 61. "Fast" Eddie Clarke, ...
Carol Doda, who helped introduce topless entertainment, dies

By KRISTIN J. BENDER
Nov 11, 2015 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Legendary San Francisco stripper Carol Doda, whose splashy act helped introduce topless entertainment to the city more than 50 years ago, died at ag...
Pitcher for women's pro league dies in Pennsylvania at 89

The Associated Press
Nov 11, 2015 6:00 am - READING, Pa. (AP) - Ruth Hartman, an original member of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in the 1940s and a champion sheep breeder, has died in Pennsy...
A New Orleans musical legend, Allen Toussaint, is remembered

By REBECCA SANTANA and STACEY PLAISANCE
Nov 11, 2015 6:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans musician Allen Toussaint easily adopted multiple musical roles during a legendary career that took him from the Crescent City to the world...
Andy White, played drums on Beatles' first hit, dead at 85

By HILLEL ITALIE
Nov 11, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Andy White, a top session drummer in England during the 1960s who played on songs by Tom Jones and Herman's Hermits among others and stepped in for newco...
French triathlete Laurent Vidal dies of heart attack

The Associated Press
Nov 10, 2015 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Laurent Vidal, a French triathlete who finished fifth at the 2012 Olympics in London, has died of a heart attack. He was 31. The French triathlon federation...
'HennaMan' poet Derrick Gilbert dies at 45

The Associated Press
Nov 10, 2015 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The poet and spoken-word performer Derrick Gilbert has died. He was 45. A spokeswoman for Gilbert, who was also known as D-Knowledge, says he died Nov...
New Orleans musician Allen Toussaint dies in Madrid, age 77

The Associated Press
Nov 10, 2015 6:00 am - MADRID (AP) - Legendary New Orleans musician and composer Allen Toussaint has died after suffering a heart attack following a concert he performed in the Spanish capital...
Former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt dies at age 96

By GEIR MOULSON
Nov 10, 2015 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Helmut Schmidt, the chancellor who guided West Germany through economic turbulence and Cold War tensions, stood firm against a wave of homegrown terrorism ...
New Orleans musical legend Allen Toussaint dies at 77

By REBECCA SANTANA and STACEY PLAISANCE
Nov 10, 2015 6:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Legendary New Orleans musician Allen Toussaint, who racked up hits like "Working in the Coal Mine" and "Lady Marmalade" as a behind-the-scenes songwri...

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