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Country singer Jean Shepard dies; was Grand Ole Opry staple

The Associated Press
Sep 25, 2016 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Jean Shepard, "the grand lady of the Grand Ole Opry" who had a long recording career as an influential female in country music, died Sunday, acco...
Golf legend Arnold Palmer dead at 87

By T. Rees Shapiro The Washington Post
Sep 25, 2016 1:00 am - Arnold Palmer, a Pennsylvania greenskeeper's son who became one of golf's most charismatic champions and made millions of dollars by turning his popular "everyman" image...
Holocaust survivor Max Mannheimer dies in Germany at age 96

The Associated Press
Sep 24, 2016 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Holocaust survivor Max Mannheimer, who dedicated his life in post-war Germany to fighting anti-Semitism, has died. He was 96. German Chancellor Angela Merk...
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...

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