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King Sister Yvonne Burch dies at 89
By Associated Press - December 17, 2009
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Yvonne King Burch, who gained early fame as one of the singing King Sisters during the big band era before launching her entire extended musical clan into show business as the King Family, has died. She was 89. Mrs. Burch died in a Santa Barbara hospital...
Metallica frontman James Hetfield donates 330 acres near Calif. home for farmland preservation
By Associated Press - December 16, 2009
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (AP) Metallica frontman James Hetfield is donating 330 acres overlooking California's Lucas Valley for preservation as farmland. The Marin County Board of Supervisors unanimously accepted the donation Tuesday. It follows Hetfield's earlier gift to the county of more...
Singer Justin Timberlake closing new Memphis golf course for 6 months for renovations
By Associated Press - December 16, 2009
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Justin Timberlake is closing his golf course for six months to make improvements just a half-year after opening it. The Mirimichi golf course will close from Jan. 15 to July 17 while its greens, bunkers and drainage are improved and its wetlands, wildflowers and...
Country singer Jimmy Wayne thankful for buying Hall & Oates album for $1 years ago
CAITLIN R. KING - December 16, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Jimmy Wayne has been waiting for years to record the Hall & Oates song "Sara Smile." So when the country singer finally did it, it was only fitting that he made it the title of his third album. "I ended up, when I moved to Nashville, getting a record deal singing...
Nick Jonas' band will perform as the house band for the Critics' Choice Movie Awards
ALICIA RANCILIO - December 16, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) Nick Jonas is used to performing in front of screaming fans who know all the words to their favorite Jonas Brothers songs. Now his new band, Nick Jonas & The Administration, is getting ready to perform as the house band for the Critics' Choice Movie Awards on Jan. 15 in...
Michael Jackson estate administrators, lawyers seek payment for work on King of Pop's affairs
ANTHONY McCARTNEY - December 16, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) The administrators of Michael Jackson's estate and a cadre of attorneys are seeking millions for managing the King of Pop's affairs after death, court documents filed Tuesday show. It's unclear how much exactly will be paid out. The administrators of...
Former Stray Cats frontman Brian Setzer treated and released in New Mexico after leaving stage
By Associated Press - December 15, 2009
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Grammy Award-winner Brian Setzer was unable to complete a performance in Albuquerque and was briefly hospitalized because of dehydration, high altitude sickness and vertigo. But he recovered quickly and planned to perform as scheduled Tuesday night in Phoenix, a...
House recognizes 50th anniversary of Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue" album
By Associated Press - December 15, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) Fifty years after jazz legend Miles Davis recorded "Kind of Blue," the House voted Tuesday to honor the landmark album's contribution to the genre. Davis collaborated on the record with saxophonists John Coltrane and Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, pianists Bill Evans...
Rapper Lil Wayne to be sentenced in February _ days after his next album comes out
By Associated Press - December 15, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) Lil Wayne heads to court in February for sentencing in his New York gun case, just days after his next album comes out. The rap star's sentencing date is Feb. 9, set in a Manhattan state court Tuesday. The Grammy winner said nothing during his brief court appearance....
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame takes a chance on ABBA, Genesis, Jimmy Cliff, Stooges, Hollies
By Associated Press - December 17, 2009
CLEVELAND (AP) ABBA is dancing its way into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, along with Genesis, Jimmy Cliff, The Hollies and The Stooges. The list of the next class of inductees was released Tuesday by the Cleveland hall. ABBA and The Stooges made it in this time after being nominated previously...
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