Stars attend NYC funeral of hip-hop mogul Lighty
LL Cool J, Russell Simmons, 50 Cent and Grandmaster Flash are among the mourners at the Manhattan funeral of hip-hop mogul Chris Lighty.
View Article'Moon River' crooner Andy Williams dies at age 84
With a string of gold albums, a hit TV series and the signature "Moon River," Andy Williams was a voice of the 1960s, although not the '60s we usually hear about.
View ArticleJazz legend Dave Brubeck dies at 91
Pianist and composer Dave Brubeck won legions of fans over a six-decade career with his complex rhythms and harmonies. His quartet's 'Take Five' was the first million-selling jazz recording.In the...
View ArticleIndian sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar dies at 92
Pandit Ravi Shankar, the best known contemporary Indian musician, died Tuesday evening in San Diego, Calif. He was 92. The sitar star's website announced his death.read more
View ArticleJenni Rivera's remains identified
Music star Jenni Rivera's remains have been identified and given to her family, a government spokesman in Mexico says.read more
View Article'Rescue Me' singer Fontella Bass dies at 72
Fontella Bass, whose voice soared in the 1965 hit "Rescue Me," died Wednesday at 72, her family said in a statement.
View ArticleMindy McCready Shot Dog Before Killing Herself, Says Sheriff
Authorities say they found country singer Mindy McCready's body on the same porch of her northern Arkansas home where her boyfriend was found dead of an apparent suicide last month.read more
View ArticleAlvin Lee dies at 68; guitar virtuoso with Ten Years After
The British blues-rock band became a top act after its blistering performance of 'I'm Going Home' at Woodstock. Lee was called 'the fastest guitar in the West.' At the Woodstock music festival in 1969,...
View ArticleBBC faces dilemma as anti-Thatcher song tops chart
Opponents of the late Margaret Thatcher are taking a kind of musical revenge on the former prime minister, pushing the song "Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead" up the British charts in a posthumous protest...
View ArticleJones called 'greatest country singer of all time'
The country music world reacted with deep emotion upon learning of the death of legendary singer George Jones. Here's a sampling of quotes and tweets about Jones: "The world has lost the greatest...
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