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Ian Robins Dury (12 May 1942 – 27 March 2000) was an English rock and roll singer, songwriter, and bandleader who initially rose to fame during the late 1970s, during the punk and New Wave era of rock music. He is best known as founder and lead singer of the British band Ian Dury and the Block... Read More...
Modern Music Patron Betty Freeman dies at 87 - POLLSTAR Betty Freeman, patron to such contemporary musical masters as John Cage, Philip Glass and Pierre Boulez, has died. She was 87. Freeman died Saturday of pancreatic cancer at her Beverly Hills home, daughter Shelley Butler said Wednesday. Over four ...
Merle Haggard sues environmental group - International Herald Tribune NASHVILLE, Tennessee : Country star Merle Haggard has sued an environmental awareness group, claiming it illegally used his name and likeness to raise money. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in Chancery Court against the Green Train and its founder ...
Workers gain as Cuba shifts gears - Financial Times Fifty years ago, Fidel Castro swept into Cuba’s capital on January 8, promising to establish a socialist state that would promote collectivism over individualism. But the anniversary celebrations, which culminated in an evening rally in Havana on ...
