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Sam Taylor, famed LI blues singer-songwriter, dies
glenn.gamboa@newsday.comSam "The Bluzman" Taylor, the singer-songwriter and guitarist whose music has been recorded by everyone from Elvis Presley and Son Seals to DMX and EPMD, died Monday at his home in Islandia of complications associated with heart disease. He was 74....Tags: Elvis Presley, Music, Death and Dying, Long Island, Music Industry
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TOP 10 ROCK AND ROLL INSTRUMENTS
757-928-6479The great umbrella of Rock and Roll Music covers a whole lot of territory, from its development out of blues and country in the 1950s on up to today's hip-hop and alternative sounds. It takes a lot of instruments to make great rock and roll. Here's a...Tags: Music, Bob Dylan, Steve Winwood, Kansas, Rock and Roll
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Delaney Bramlett, 1939-2008: Singer-songwriter wrote 'Let It Rain,' 'Superstar'
Associated PressAssociated Press LOS ANGELES—Singer-songwriter-producer Delaney Bramlett, who penned such classic rock songs as "Let It Rain" and worked with musicians George Harrison and Eric Clapton, has died. He was 69. Mr. Bramlett died Dec. 27 at Ronald...Tags: Usher, Mississippi, Ray Charles, Ronald Reagan, Bette Midler
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Star Salute: Newman, Heston, Ledger And Others Lost In 2008
It's not so much that we've lost them. The amazing thing is that we've had the privilege of their company. What follows is a look at some of the people in entertainment and the arts who died in 2008. - Movies and theater. Two of the greats made their...Tags: Eartha Kitt, Carol Burnett, Charlton Heston, Movies, Cyd Charisse
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Pop music and jazz figures
Pop music and jazz figures Bob Popescu, 77; co-owner of Catalina Bar & Grill, turned the Los Angeles club into one of the top jazz venues in the country (Jan. 5) Ken Nelson, 84; longtime Capitol Records talent scout had an ear for country music (Jan. 6)...Tags: Jazz Music, Major League Baseball, James Brown, Ringo Starr, Jerry Wexler
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Delaney Bramlett; songwriter who wrote 'Let It Rain'
Delaney Bramlett, 69, a singer, songwriter and producer who penned classic rock songs such as "Let It Rain" and worked with musicians George Harrison and Eric Clapton, died Saturday at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center in Los Angeles as a result of...Tags: Dave Mason, Mississippi, Ray Charles, Baptist, Elvin Bishop
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Nesconset dad writes to give his injured teen a voice
stacey.altherr@newsday.comTom Archer sits at his computer and begins to type. A deeply spiritual man, he often prays to God, other times to Tom Petty. "...Pop closed the door and drew the drapes and him and I grasped hands and prayed as we listened to Tom Petty 'I won't back...Tags: Injuries, Tom Petty, Emergency Incidents, Stony Brook University, Diseases
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Goodbye to Butch Cassidy and others
Of The Associated PressCharleton Heston's powerful screen presence dominated ''The Ten Commandments'' and ''Ben-Hur.'' Paul Newman portrayed lovable rogues in smaller-scale films that reflected changing attitudes toward sex and society. Moses and Michelangelo. Hud, Butch...Tags: Carol Burnett, Estelle Getty, Charlton Heston, Helen Keller, Isaac Hayes
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'Yes Man' starring Jim Carrey
rafer.guzman@newsday.comIt's not often you see a high-concept comedy, let alone one starring Jim Carrey, that offers a message worth heeding. But "Yes Man," despite a brief moment of needless vulgarity - did I mention this movie stars Jim Carrey? - actually has something to...Tags: Jim Carrey, Employees, Movies, Cinema Industry, Zooey Deschanel
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A 5-year-old offers hint of improv chops during 24-hour comedy improv
Tribune reporterThink about defining moments. Imagine Jimi Hendrix as a child, the first time he laid eyes upon a guitar. Can you see the camera slowly zooming in for the dramatic closeup? There's a chance I witnessed that moment for 5-year-old Sofia Mia Canale at 7:45...Tags: Steffi Graf, Second City, Charity, Theater, Andre Agassi
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ELMER VALENTINE: Owner of legendary rock venue Whisky a Go Go
New York Times News ServiceElmer Valentine, a self-described crooked cop who fled Chicago to start a new life on the Sunset Strip by opening the Whisky a Go Go, one of the most celebrated clubs in the history of rock music, died Dec. 3 in the Studio City section of Los Angeles....Tags: Armed Forces, Bob Dylan, Bars and Clubs, Metal and Mineral, California
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A female cinematographer may vie for Oscar
Oscar quiz: Who was the first woman to win an Academy Award for cinematography?
Answer: Trick question. A female director of photography has never even been nominated in the category -- which is why it's remarkable that two female cinematographers are...Tags: Photography, Film Festivals, Wrestling, Movies, Nicole Kidman
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