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Ian McLagan of the Small Faces/Faces dies aged 69
Written by admin on December 4, 2014 – 9:00 pm -Ian McLagan, who played keyboard for the Small Faces and Faces, died on Wednesday (Dec 3) in Austin, Texas.
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Bobby Keys, saxophonist for the Rolling Stones, dies aged 70
Written by admin on December 2, 2014 – 9:18 pm -Longtime saxophonist for the Rolling Stones, Bobby Keys, died at his home in Franklin, Tennessee today (Dec 2) after a long illness. He was 70.
Bobby Keys was born in Slaton, Texas, on December 18, 1943. He shared the same birth date with Keith Richards, who in his 2010 autobiography, “Life,” referred to Keys as his “closest pal”.
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U2 support World AIDS day with help from Springsteen and Martin
Written by admin on December 2, 2014 – 3:44 pm -Bruce Springsteen and Coldplay’s Chris Martin filled in for Bono to front U2’s World AIDS Day gig in New York City’s Times Square on Monday.
The event was opened by former President Bill Clinton, who highlighted the impact of the bipartisan drugs-for-AIDS bill, and read out an email he had received from Bono earlier in the day:
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Paul Simon and Michael J Fox duet at charity gala
Written by admin on November 26, 2014 – 9:38 am -Paul Simon’s musical guest spot at the Michael J Fox Foundation’s annual gala on Saturday night included a duet with Fox on “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard”. The Beastie Boys contributor Mix Master Mike also performed.
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Motown singer Jimmy Ruffin dies aged 78
Written by admin on November 19, 2014 – 7:13 pm -Jimmy Ruffin, the Motown singer whose hits included “What Becomes of the Brokenhearted,” died on Monday (Nov 17) in a Las Vegas hospital aged 78. No cause of death has been given.
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