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Happy birthday! Jan. 1
J.D. Salinger, author, 90 Frank Langella, actor, 71 Country Joe McDonald, musician, 67 Grandmaster Flash, rapper, 51 Embeth Davidtz, actress, 43 Morris Chestnut, actor, 40 Verne Troyer, actor, 40 — The Associated PressTags: Morris Chestnut, Embeth Davidtz, Frank Langella, Celebrity
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Today's Celebrity Birthdays
Author J.D. Salinger is 90. Actor Ty Hardin is 79. Actor Frank Langella is 71. Rock singer-musician Country Joe McDonald is 67. Writer-comedian Don Novello is 66. Actor Rick Hurst is 63. Country singer Steve Ripley is 59. Rapper Grandmaster Flash is 51....Tags: Morris Chestnut, Music, Rock and Roll, Embeth Davidtz, Frank Langella
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More 'Phantom'
Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber says the long-awaited sequel to Phantom of the Opera should be ready at the end of next year, with a possible simultaneous opening on three continents. Lloyd Webber told The Times of London that he hopes the new musical, to...Tags: Opera, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Music, New York, Music Theater
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Run-D.M.C., Metallica nominated for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
The Associated PressCLEVELAND -- Run-D.M.C. could "Walk This Way" into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The 1980s rap act, along with Metallica and the Stooges are among the nine nominees for next year's hall of fame class, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation announced...Tags: Elections, Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jeff Beck
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Michael Jackson turns 50
kevin.amorim@newsday.comHere's something really off the wall: Michael Jackson has been with us for half a 100 years now. The Gloved One turns 50 on August 29, and to celebrate, we take a look back through the decades. Shom-on! 1958-1968 THE LOOK: Cute THE SONG(S): Covers of...Tags: Madonna, Quincy Jones, Lisa Marie Presley, Michael Jackson, Richard Pryor
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Grandmaster Flash connects with teens at foster home
michael.amon@newsday.comWhen aspiring musician Fekri Kram met one of hip-hop's founding fathers, Grandmaster Flash, he didn't expect they'd have so much in common. Both were born outside the United States, Kram in Tunisia, Grandmaster Flash in Barbados. They both say they...Tags: Bronx (New York City), New York, Long Island, Hip Hop
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Portrait Gallery exhibit gives hip-hop a good rap
Special to The SunThe National Portrait Gallery in downtown Washington has definitely changed since its reopening in 2006. The formerly staid cultural fixture has moved into the 21st century with exhibits such as Recognize! Hip Hop and Contemporary Portraiture, which...Tags: Tupac Shakur, Hip Hop
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HALL MONITORS
Madonna has been many things in her 26-year career. The Material Girl has been a pop star, a video star, a movie star, a singer, a songwriter, an author, a dancer, a label exec, a producer and, most recently, a director. Calling her a rocker, though, is...Tags: National Government, Madonna, Jimmy Buffett, Ike Turner, Rock and Roll
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Getting out the 'Message' about power of hip-hop
Special to the SunWhen I tell people I've written a book called The Message that extracts life lessons from hip-hop music, I receive a multitude of responses. True hip-hop heads get it. Most of them wonder why such a book hasn't already been written. Old-school hip-...Tags: Big Daddy Kane, Music, Rakim, Adult Education, Jay-Z
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HIP-HOP ON EXHIBIT
Hip-hop artists grace the covers of CDs, magazines and billboards. Add museum walls to that list. Artists including Kanye West, LL Cool J and 50 Cent are getting the royal treatment in two museum exhibits -- "RECOGNIZE! Hip Hop and Contemporary...Tags: Arts, Snoop Dogg, Big Daddy Kane, 50 Cent, Kanye West
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Flash from hip-hop past
rafer.guzman@newsday.comSometimes the best ideas are the simplest ones. For instance: What if you could blend two records together in syncopation? What if a group of guys rhymed over the beat? And what if you could use those rhymes to say something truly meaningful? Well, then,...Tags: James Brown, Keith Richards, Patti Smith, Manhattan (New York City), Sirius Satellite Radio Incorporated
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