music
Today in history: Ringo Starr turns 75, asks for peace and love
July 7, 2015Ringo Starr, legendary drummer for the Beatles, and a world-renowned advocate for peace, was born as Richard Starkey in Liverpool, England, on this date in 1940.
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Today in history: Earl Robinson, composer of “Joe Hill,” born
July 2, 2015On this date in 1910, composer Earl Robinson was born in Seattle.
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Cher: “If Trump’s elected I’m moving to Jupiter”
June 19, 2015Cher described him as a bigot with an ego the size of Texas.
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Christopher Lee, 93: the Count bows out
June 16, 2015Lee, whose 70-year career spanned multiple mediums of art and several generations of audiences; his life was nearly as colorful and interesting as his later film roles would be.
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Blues never die: B.B. King reigned but music lives on
May 21, 2015No one could play the blues like B.B. King, who died Thursday night at age 89 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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