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Louisiana accordionist Buckwheat Zydeco has died

By REBECCA SANTANA
Sep 24, 2016 7:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Musician Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural Jr., who rose from a cotton-picking family in southwest Louisiana to introduce zydeco music to the world through hi...
Louisiana accordionist Buckwheat Zydeco has died

By REBECCA SANTANA
Sep 24, 2016 7:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Musician Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural Jr., who rose from a cotton-picking family in southwest Louisiana to introduce zydeco music to the world through hi...
Bill Nunn, actor in "Do the Right Thing," dead at 63

The Associated Press
Sep 24, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Bill Nunn, a veteran character actor whose credits ranged from the "Spider-Man" movie franchise to such Spike Lee films as "Do the Right Thing" and "He G...
Ed Temple dies: Coached Wilma Rudolph to Olympic gold medals

The Associated Press
Sep 23, 2016 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Ed Temple, the former Tennessee State track and field coach whose Tigerbelles won 13 Olympic gold medals and helped break down racial and gender ...
'Tobacco Road' songwriter John D. Loudermilk dies

The Associated Press
Sep 23, 2016 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - John D. Loudermilk, a singer and songwriter who wrote pop and country songs such as "Tobacco Road" and "Indian Reservation," has died. He was 82....
Walter Bush, former hockey executive, dies at 86

The Associated Press
Sep 22, 2016 7:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Walter Bush, the former USA Hockey president and primary founder of the Minnesota North Stars, died Thursday. He was 86. USA Hockey confirmed Bush's d...
Pioneering California physicist dies; built important tool

By KRISTIN J. BENDER
Sep 22, 2016 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A pioneering physicist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory who helped build a key tool for studying the universe and played a role in the p...
'8 Mile' director, Oscar-winning writer Curtis Hanson dies

By ANDREW DALTON
Sep 21, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Curtis Hanson, who won a screenwriting Oscar for "L.A. Confidential" and directed the psychological thriller "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" and Emin...
Ex-Nebraska Rep. Bill Barrett, who pushed farm issues, dies

By JOSH FUNK
Sep 21, 2016 7:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Longtime Nebraska politician Bill Barrett, who was known for seeking consensus and compromise while helping shape the nation's farm policy during his ...
Longtime Mundelein High teacher Jerri Craven dies

By Russell Lissau
Sep 21, 2016 1:00 am - A memorial service will be held Friday for longtime Mundelein High School teacher Jerri M. Craven, who died Monday at her Mundelein home. Craven, 55, had worked at Munde...

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