Folk Star Sosa DeadOctober 4th, 2009 Argentine folk star MERCEDES SOSA has lost her battle with ill heath and died in Buenos Aires. The 74 year old was admitted to the Trinidad Clinic in Palermo on 20 September (09) after suffering heart and breathing problems.
Inxs Star Stevens' Condition WorsensOctober 1st, 2009 Former INXS rocker JON STEVENS is battling complications from his open heart surgery three weeks after the operation. The singer, who fronted the Australian band for three years following the death of Michael Hutchence in 1997, was rushed to hospital in September (09) after doctors discovered a blockage in one of his main arteries during a routine check-up.
India captures people's hearts: American folk singerSeptember 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - As she does her first ever tour of India at the age of 51, American folk singer and songwriter Carrie Newcomer says she can't imagine leaving without her music being influenced by the country. "It is hard to know but I cannot imagine that there wouldn't be an influence," said Newcomer, who is performing in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, and Thiruvananthapuram in September-October.
An all women musical groups enthrals people during Navratris in RajkotSeptember 23rd, 2009 RAJKOT - An all-women musical group is enthralling the local residents in Rajkot city during the ongoing nine-day Navratri festival with various renditions of folk and Bollywood songs. The 'Hollywood Bollywood Orchestra' is a 15 member-group who belong to different parts of the country.
Blunt Joins Fight Against DownloadingSeptember 21st, 2009 Singer JAMES BLUNT has waded into the debate over illegal downloading - a day after negotiations between artists and record labels broke down. Army officer-turned-pop star Blunt has voiced support for singer Lily Allen, who hopes to launch a campaign to stamp out file-sharing before it destroys the music industry.
Folk Icon Travers DiesSeptember 16th, 2009 Folk legend MARY TRAVERS, part of popular musical trio PETER, PAUL AND MARY, has died. She was 72. The singer lost her battle with leukaemia on Wednesday (16Sep09) at the Danbury Hospital in Connecticut.
Texas Guitarist 'critical' After Brain HaemorrhageSeptember 12th, 2009 TEXAS guitarist ALISTAIR MCERLAINE is fighting for his life after suffering a brain haemorrhage, according to the Scottish band's frontwoman SHARLEEN SPITERI. The 40 year old was taken to hospital after falling ill on Tuesday (08Sep09), and is in a critical condition.
Musician who helped revive American folk music, Mike Seeger, dies at 75 in Va. of cancerAugust 10th, 2009 Folk music revivalist Mike Seeger dies at 75LEXINGTON, Va. —Mike Seeger, who helped revive traditional American folk music, has died at age 75.
Manslaughter probe ordered into Madonna gig stage collapseJuly 18th, 2009 LONDON - A manslaughter probe has been ordered by French prosecutors after a stage roof, being built for Madonna's Marseilles concert, collapsed and killed two people. In the incident, Briton Charles Prow, 23, died on July 17, while an unnamed French worker was killed immediately when a section of the stage roof at the Velodrome Stadium collapsed as it was being put into place on July 16.
One dead, nine injured as stage set for Madonna concert collapsesJuly 17th, 2009 PARIS - One person was killed and at least nine were injured Thursday in the French city of Marseille when a stage being set up for a Madonna concert collapsed, a spokesman for the city said. Two of the injured were reported in critical condition.
Spokesman says country singer Ferlin Husky could leave hospital this weekJuly 7th, 2009 Spokesman: Country singer Ferlin Husky improvingNASHVILLE, Tenn. — A spokesman for country star Ferlin Husky says the hospitalized singer is improving and has been moved from critical care in Nashville.
Singer Eminem lands movie roleJuly 6th, 2009 LONDON - Rapper Eminem is making a return to Hollywood after seven years with the comedy Funny People. Eminem, whose real name is Marshall Mathers III, won critical acclaim for his role in the autobiographical movie 8 Mile in 2002, but put his acting career on hold to focus on music, reports contactmusic.com.
Spokesman: Country singer Ferlin Husky hospitalized in Tenn. with possible pneumoniaJuly 3rd, 2009 Country singer Ferlin Husky hospitalized in Tenn.NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A spokesman for country star Ferlin Husky says the singer has been hospitalized in Tennessee.
Bob Frederick, who hired Roy Williams and helped build the Big 12, dies after cycling accidentJune 13th, 2009 Former Kansas athletic director Bob Frederick diesKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Bob Frederick, an accomplished college athletic administrator who took lots of heat for hiring an obscure assistant named Roy Williams, has died.
Cancer-stricken Farrah Fawcett's condition remains stableJune 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Actress Farrah Fawcett has stopped receiving treatment for anal cancer and her condition remains stable. The former Charlie's Angels star was diagnosed with the disease back in 2006, and it has since spread to her liver.
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