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Groundbreaking composer Harrison Birtwistle dies at 87

By JILL LAWLESS and ROBERT BARR
Apr 18, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Harrison Birtwistle, the creator of daringly experimental modern music who was recognized as one of Britain's greatest contemporary composers, has died at ...
Hip hop pioneer DJ Kay Slay dies of COVID-19 at age 55

The Associated Press
Apr 18, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Pioneering hip hop artist Keith Grayson, who performed as DJ Kay Slay and worked with top stars, has died of complications from COVID-19. Grayson's death...
Acclaimed Chicago, suburban theater actress Hollis Resnik dead at 66

Chicago Sun-Times
Apr 18, 2022 1:00 am - Hollis Resnik, a Chicago actress who made her home on musical theater stages in a host of memorable and critically acclaimed performances, has died. She was 66. Resnik d...
Art Rupe, pioneering record executive, dead at 104

By HILLEL ITALIE
Apr 16, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Music executive Art Rupe, whose Specialty Records was a premier label during the formative years of rock '~n roll and helped launch the careers of Little...
Zippy Chippy, horse racing's lovable loser, dies at 31

By BETH HARRIS
Apr 16, 2022 7:00 am - Zippy Chippy, horse racing's lovable loser for never winning in 100 races, has died at the age of 31. The bay gelding was living at the Bobby Frankel Division of Old Fri...
Mike Bossy, Islanders great, 4-time Cup champion, dies at 65

By STEPHEN WHYNO
Apr 15, 2022 7:00 am - Mike Bossy flopped to the ice as the puck went in, then scrambled to his feet and leaped into the air to celebrate scoring another goal. It was a familiar sight as the N...
Holocaust survivor, author Gerda Weissmann Klein dies at 97

By ANITA SNOW
Apr 15, 2022 7:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - Gerda Weissmann Klein, a Holocaust survivor who wrote about her ordeal and went on to receive a presidential medal of freedom, will be remembered at a mem...
Liz Sheridan, Jerry's doting mom on 'Seinfeld,' dies at 93

By LYNN ELBER
Apr 15, 2022 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Liz Sheridan, who played doting mom to Jerry Seinfeld on his hit sitcom, died early Friday. She was 93. Sheridan died in her sleep from natural causes...
'Today we lost a legend': Bob Chinn, creator of the famous restaurant in Wheeling, dies at 99

By Doug T. Graham
Apr 15, 2022 1:00 am - Bob Chinn, the creator of a longtime Restaurant Row anchor in Wheeling that has won local and national recognition as well as countless fans who've made it one of the hi...
Former Colombia captain RincÃ³n dies at 55 after car crash

The Associated Press
Apr 14, 2022 7:00 am - BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Freddy RincÃ³n, a former captain of the Colombian national soccer team who played in three World Cups, has died after being injured in a car cras...

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