Country singer Slim Whitman, the high-pitched yodeler who sold millions of records through ever-present TV ads in the 1980s and 1990s and whose song saved the world in the film comedy ” Mars Attacks! ,” died Wednesday at a Florida hospital. Music News
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Slim Whitman, a country singer, had a distinctive high-pitched yodel
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Slim Whitman, “Indian Love Call” Singer, Dies at 89
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Slim Whitman, the singer known for the 1952 hit “Indian Love Call,” died Wednesday (June 19) in Jacksonville, Fla. He was 89. His death from heart failure was confirmed by his son-in-law. CMT News
Read More...‘Mariachi singer’, the true American
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Ruben Navarrette says the story of the boy who was bashed on social media after singing the National Anthem in mariachi costume is instructive CNN.com – Top Stories
Read More...Singer Kim Deal leaves The Pixies
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The alt-rock band last played together in 2011. USATODAY.com Feed
Read More...Country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, wife to divorce after 19 years
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The wife of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus has filed for divorce in Los Angeles after 19 years of marriage, the couple said in a statement. Tish Finley Cyrus, the mother of 20-year-old pop star and actress Miley Cyrus, married the "Achy Breaky Heart" singer in December 1993, and the couple [...]
Read More...11-year-old anthem singer returns to NBA court tonight after racist response
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Sebastien De La Cruz will again perform the national anthem at the AT&T Center. USATODAY.com Feed
Read More...British singer George Michael writing new album
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By Constance Watson LONDON (Reuters) – British singer George Michael is writing a new album while he recovers from head injuries sustained during a car accident last month, his spokeswoman said on Thursday. The 49-year-old former Wham! frontman has been recuperating at home after nearly two weeks in hospital. British media reported that Michael fell [...]
Read More...6ft lizard named after Doors singer
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A 6ft-long lizard species that roamed South East Asia some 36-40 million years ago is named after The Doors singer Jim Morrison. BBC News – Science & Environment
Read More...Singer LeAnn Rimes bares ‘emotional truth’ on new album
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By Vernell Hackett NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) – No subject is taboo for country singer LeAnn Rimes as she digs deep into her soul on her new album "Spitfire." The 30-year-old Grammy Award winner and former child star who had a hit song at age 13, said she wrote the deepest lyrics she has ever written [...]
Read More...Soul singer Sharon Jones says she has cancer, postpones album
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Soul group Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings on Monday postponed the release of its forthcoming album and tour after Jones was diagnosed with early-stage bile duct cancer, according to a statement on the band's website. The singer, 57, is to undergo surgery, and is expected to make a full recovery but [...]
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