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Jazz producer Larry Rosen, co-founder of GRP label, dies

By CHARLES J. GANS
Oct 09, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Larry Rosen, one of the most influential and tech-savvy modern jazz producers who co-founded GRP Records with pianist Dave Grusin, died Friday, his publi...
Priest who led Mundelein retreat, served in Des Plaines, Schaumburg, dead at 79

By Bob Susnjara
Oct 09, 2015 1:00 am - A Catholic priest who once headed a Mundelein retreat house and served at churches in the Northwest suburbs has died. The Rev. Robert E. Ferrigan died Thursday at Presen...
Paul Prudhomme: Cajun spices and a love of local ingredients

By JANET MCCONNAUGHEY and REBECCA SANTANA
Oct 08, 2015 7:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - At K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen during the early 1980s, chef and owner Paul Prudhomme would drive to his hometown near Opelousas in his pickup truck and...
Prudhomme, Louisiana chef who popularized Cajun food, dies

By JANET MCCONNAUGHEY and REBECCA SANTANA
Oct 08, 2015 7:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Paul Prudhomme, the Cajun who popularized spicy Louisiana cuisine and became one of the first American restaurant chefs to achieve worldwide fame, die...
Pop, country singer Billy Joe Royal dies at age 73

Associated Press
Oct 07, 2015 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Billy Joe Royal, a pop singer who popularized the song "Down in the Boondocks," and crossed over into country music, has died. He was 73 years ol...
Widow of musician Frank Zappa dies at 70

The Associated Press
Oct 07, 2015 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Gail Zappa, the widow of music legend Frank Zappa, has died at her Los Angeles home. She was 70. Family spokeswoman Marcee Rondan says Zappa was surro...
Hall of Fame basketball player Harry Gallatin dies

The Associated Press
Oct 07, 2015 7:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Harry Gallatin, the Hall of Fame basketball player who was a seven-time All-Star forward for the New York Knicks in the 1950s, died Wednesday. ...
Former France goalkeeper Dominique Dropsy dies aged 63

The Associated Press
Oct 07, 2015 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Former France goalkeeper Dominique Dropsy has died. He was 63. His former club Bordeaux said in a statement that Dropsy, who had 17 caps with France from 19...
Founder of Spring Valley Community Band dies at 90

By Eric Peterson
Oct 07, 2015 1:00 am - Joan Wellander Kleppe, founder of Schaumburg's Spring Valley Concert Band, died late last week at the age of 90. Kleppe also was a retired Chicago Police Department secr...
Arpad Goncz, Hungary's 1st post-communist president, dies

By PABLO GORONDI
Oct 06, 2015 7:00 am - BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Arpad Goncz, a much-loved Hungarian writer and translator who survived a communist-era life sentence for taking part in the 1956 anti-Soviet rev...

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