Obituaries
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'Oldies but Goodies': Longtime radio DJ Art Laboe dies at 97
Oct 10, 2022 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Art Laboe, the pioneering radio DJ who read heartfelt song dedications to generations of loyal listeners and was credited with helping end segregation...
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Nikki Finke, sharp-tongued Hollywood columnist, dies at 68
Oct 09, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Nikki Finke, the veteran reporter who became one of Hollywood's top journalists as founder of the entertainment trade website Deadline.com and whose shar...
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Japanese avant-garde pioneer composer Ichiyanagi dies at 89
Oct 08, 2022 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Avant-garde pianist and composer Toshi Ichiyanagi, who studied with John Cage and went on to lead Japan's advances in experimental modern music, has died. H...
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Judy Tenuta, brash 'Love Goddess' comedian, dies at 72
Oct 07, 2022 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Judy Tenuta, a brash standup who cheekily styled herself as the 'œLove Goddess'ť and toured with George Carlin as she built her career in the 1980s go...
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'Queen of the House' singer Jody Miller dies at age 80
Oct 06, 2022 7:00 am - BLANCHARD, Okla. (AP) - Jody Miller, whose 'œQueen of the House'ť won the 1966 Grammy Award for best country performance by a woman, died Thursday at age 80. Miller died...
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Gian Piero Ventrone, Tottenham's fitness coach, dies at 61
Oct 06, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Gian Piero Ventrone, an Italian fitness coach who worked at English club Tottenham after holding similar roles with Juventus and Italy's World Cup-winning ...
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Judy Tenuta, the comedic 'Goddess of Love,' dies at 72
Oct 06, 2022 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Judy Tenuta, a brash standup who cheekily styled herself as the "Goddess of Love" and toured with George Carlin as she built her career in the 1980s golden...
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Musicians, fans react to death of country star Loretta Lynn
Oct 04, 2022 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Stars and fans react to the death of Loretta Lynn, who died Tuesday at her home at 90. -- 'œMama and Loretta Lynn were four years apart,...
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Loretta Lynn, coal miner's daughter and country queen, diesOct 04, 2022 1:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter whose frank songs about life and love as a woman in Appalachia pulled her out of poverty and made her...
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Jerzy Urban, spokesman for Polish communist govt, dies at 89
Oct 03, 2022 7:00 am - WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Jerzy Urban, a spokesman for Poland's communist-era government in the 1980s who masterminded state propaganda and censorship for the regime in the ...