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Donald “Duck” Dunn Dead At 70

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Famed bass player for Booker T & The MGs, Donald “Duck” Dunn, has died at the age of 70, in his sleep while on a tour in Tokyo, Japan. Widely respected as one of the world’s greatest bass players, Dunn had received a lifetime achievement award Grammy for his musical abilities as well as songwriting [...]

Beastie Boys Singer Adam “MCA” Yauch Dead

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Adam Yauch, better known as MCA has died from cancer. He was 47. He was one of the three lead singers of the white punk rap hip hop music act, The Beastie Boys. Their funny and strange novelty rap single, “Fight For Your Right (To Party)” in 1986 became a surprise hit. They tagged teamed [...]

Legendary Drummer Levon Helm Dead At 71

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Levon Helm, the legendary drummer for The Band, has died of cancer at the age of 71. Helm not only was a major part of this significant recording act, but also had been a successful solo artist as well. His back-woodsy vocal style was often compared to country music performer, John Anderson, by many. In [...]

Robin Gibb In Coma, Could Die Soon

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Only last month, Robin Gibb, 62, from the legendary Bee Gees seemed like he had been making a miraculous health comeback and even made a guest singing appearance at a charity event. But, then he needed further intestinal surgery on March 25, and then his health problems started to deeply worsen from there. Now, the [...]

Bob Dylan’s A Huge Fan Of The Three Stooges

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A funny and surprising little tidbit is that famed singer-song writer, Bob Dylan is a huge fan of The Three Stooges. In fact, when the Farrelly Brothers sought permission from Dylan to use one his legendary songs, “Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues”, Dylan was very gracious and excited to play a part in the film [...]

The Weird Story Behind ” The Day The Music Died”

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The fateful 1959 plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper is a far more strange story than most realize. Country Western legend Waylon Jennings also played a very big role in this terrible story, and nearly became a victim as well. Yet as a survivor, he had a lifetime regret [...]

Whitney Houston Death Report Update

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Whitney Houston, remember her? She was a huge story only days ago when she was found dead face down in a bathtub. At first a preliminary coroner’s report during an autopsy claimed that there was way too little water in her lungs to cause drowning, and likely some other cause of death, including heart failure [...]

Tulisa Contostavlos Now Confirms That Sex Tape Is Real

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Only hours after using lawyers to quash a claimed “100% fake” sex tape, British singer and X FACTOR personality, Tulisa Contostavos, now has taken to the Internet to confirm that it is indeed her in the sex video circulating on the Internet. But, reportedly the man in the video is her former boyfriend, Justin Edwards, [...]

Lawyers For Tulisa Contostavlos Move To Quash Reportedly Fake Sex Tape

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A claimed sex tape involving X FACTOR judge, Tulisa Contostavios, is in question today on the Internet. Lawyers for the popular X FACTOR judge claim that the tape is 100% a fake, reportedly showing the British singer as a blond performing oral sex. Some celebrity and sexual Websites have removed the tape or links to [...]

Pink Floyd Releases 7 Disc Expanded Version Of THE WALL

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Two of Pink Floyd’s greatest releases include THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON and THE WALL. Now Pink Floyd is launching a hugely expanded and remastered edition of THE WALL that reportedly includes 7 discs, 6 audio cds and one DVD, plus a beautiful booklet as well. This special “Immersion” edition of THE WALL is [...]

Death Of A Guitar Superman: Ronnie Montrose Dies Of Cancer

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Ronnie Montrose was a bona fide guitar superman. The 64 year old rock guitar legend had been battling cancer in recent times, and after a valiant battle finally died on March 3, 2012. But, he leaves behind a wealth of recordings for his fans to treasure for a lifetime. Not only did Ronnie Montrose release [...]

The Incredible Career Ride Of Tony Orlando

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Tony Orlando was a top of the pops headliner for years. But, there are some very fascinating stories behind his life in music you might not know. Tony Orlando’s baby sister was born with a number of serious health problems, which also had a complication of mental retardation. She would often cry and cry as [...]

Robin Gibb Performs Onstage Again

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After a recovery from both liver and colon cancer that his doctor’s have termed “miraculous”, legendary Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb actually returned to the stage last night for a benefit for injured servicemen in the UK. Robin Gibb’s appearance before the charity event, Coming Home, was something of a surprise to many celebrity observers [...]

The Grammy Performance By The Doors That You Never Saw

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The three surviving members of The Doors, Ray Manzarek, Robbie Krieger and John Densmore have done a new music video segment for the upcoming ReGeneration Music Project Film with the electronic act, Skrillex. All three played on the song, “Breakin’ A Sweat”. But, you didn’t see The Doors performing this song on the Grammys this [...]

Whitney Houston: Grammy Party Now Memorial (Last Photos)

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Whitney Houston was found dead earlier today at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. She was in Los Angeles for the Grammy Awards and was due to attend the Clive Davis pre-Grammy party which is now being turned into a memorial for the six-time Grammy winner. The tragedy of Whitney Houston’s death is huge. But the timing [...]

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