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Maurice Hines, tap-dancing icon and 'The Cotton Club' star, dies at 80
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMaurice Hines, the dancer, actor and choreographer who starred on Broadway and in Francis Ford...
Tap-Dancing Broadway Star Maurice Hines, Brother of Gregory Hines, Dead at 80
People via Yahoo News· 4 months ago"I will always treasure our journey together," actress Debbie Allen wrote in an Instagram tribute...
L.A. jazz pianist and 'Compared to What' singer Les McCann dies at 88
LA Times via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAmerican Jazz musician Les McCann plays piano at the Ivanhoe Theater in Chicago during a performance...
Terry McDermott won an Olympic gold and met the Beatles, but his legacy was a life well-lived
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoTerry McDermott, who died May 20, was an auto parts supplier who rarely spoke of his early life as...
'Compared to What' performer Les McCann, a wellspring for hip-hop samples, dies at 88
NBC News via Yahoo News· 4 months agoLes McCann, a jazz titan best known for his performance with musical partner Eddie Harris of the...
Las Vegas standup comic Shecky Greene dies at 97
Reuters via Yahoo News· 4 months agoShecky Greene, a comic legend of the old-school Las Vegas lounge acts who rubbed elbows with yesteryear entertainment greats, died on Sunday, his widow told the media. His wife of 41 years, ...
Bruce Springsteen's Life and Career in Photos
People via Yahoo News· 8 months agoFrom his New Jersey beginnings to now, here's a look at Bruce Springsteen's big moments in celebration of his 74th birthday Ross Marino/Getty Bruce...
‘Dedicated to the One I Love’: Cass Elliot’s Daughter Gets Her ‘Mama’ a Star on the Hollywood Walk...
Variety via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThere’s a famous photograph by Henry Diltz of Joni Mitchell playing guitar in Mama Cass Elliot’s...
I've spent 5 years researching the heroic life of Black musician Graham Jackson, but teaching his...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoChief Petty Officer Graham Jackson mourns the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt on April 13, 1945....
Bo Goldman, Oscar-Winning Writer of ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ Script, Dies at 90
Variety via Yahoo News· 10 months agoScreenwriter Bo Goldman, who won Oscars for his scripts to “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and...
