Three Dog Night Singer Chuck Negron Dies At 83
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Three Dog Night Singer Chuck Negron Dies At 83

NEW YORK (AP) — Chuck Negron, a founding member of the soul-rock sensations Three Dog Night who sang lead on such hits as “One” and “Just an Old Fashioned Love Song” and hollered the immortal opening line “Jeremiah was a bullfrog!” on the chart-topping “Joy to the World,” died Monday. He was 83.He died of complications from heart failure and

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Charles Strouse, Composer Of 'Annie,' Dead At 96
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Charles Strouse, Composer Of ‘Annie,’ Dead At 96

NEW YORK (AP) — Three-time Tony Award-winner Charles Strouse, Broadway’s industrious, master melody-maker who composed the music for such classic musical theater hits as “Annie,” “Bye Bye Birdie” and “Applause,” died Thursday. He was 96.Strouse died at his home in New York City, his family said through the publicity agency The Press Room.In a career that spanned more than 50

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Voletta Wallace, Notorious B.I.G.'s Mother, Dies At 78
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Voletta Wallace, Notorious B.I.G.’s Mother, Dies At 78

NEW YORK (AP) — Voletta Wallace, the dedicated mother of the late great rapper The Notorious B.I.G., died Friday morning at 78.Monroe County Coroner Thomas Yanac confirmed her death Friday to The Associated Press, saying she died at her home in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, after a stint on hospice care. She died of natural causes.A representative for the estate of The

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Anita Bryant, Singer Who Opposed Gay Rights, Dead At Age 84
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Anita Bryant, Singer Who Opposed Gay Rights, Dead At Age 84

NEW YORK (AP) — Anita Bryant, a former Miss Oklahoma and popular singer who became known over the second half of her life for her outspoken opposition to gay rights, has died. She was 84.Bryant died Dec. 16 at her home in Edmond, Oklahoma, according to a statement posted by her family to news site The Oklahoman on Thursday. The

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Jazz Sax Great Lou Donaldson Dead At 98
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Jazz Sax Great Lou Donaldson Dead At 98

NEW YORK (AP) — Lou Donaldson, a celebrated jazz saxophonist with a warm, fluid style who performed with everyone from Thelonius Monk to George Benson and was sampled by Nas, De La Soul and other hip-hop artists, has died. He was 98. Donaldson died Saturday, according to a statement on his website. Additional details were not immediately available. A native

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Great White Lead Singer Jack Russell Dies At 63
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Great White Lead Singer Jack Russell Dies At 63

NEW YORK (AP) — Jack Russell, the lead singer of the bluesy ’80s metal band Great White whose hits included “Once Bitten Twice Shy” and “Rock Me” and was fronting his band the night 100 people died in a 2003 nightclub fire in Rhode Island, has died. He was 63.“Jack is loved and remembered for his sense of humor, exceptional

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