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Collection of love letters written by Dylan sold for $670K
Read full article: Collection of love letters written by Dylan sold for $670KA collection of touching and sometimes prescient personal letters written by a young Bob Dylan to a high school girlfriend has been sold at auction to a renowned Portuguese bookshop for nearly $670,000.
Horror film convention promoter speaks after Busey charges
Read full article: Horror film convention promoter speaks after Busey chargesA horror movie convention promoter says it is assisting authorities following charges against actor Gary Busey involving alleged sexual offenses at an event in New Jersey earlier this month.
New this week: 'Better Call Saul,' Bonnie Raitt and 'Barry'
Read full article: New this week: 'Better Call Saul,' Bonnie Raitt and 'Barry'This week’s new entertainment releases include a new album from Bonnie Raitt, Bob Odenkirk starts the long farewell season of “Better Call Saul” and “The Batman,” the biggest box-office hit so far this year, lands Monday on HBO Max.
'No Nukes' footage bypasses Springsteen's aversion to film
Read full article: 'No Nukes' footage bypasses Springsteen's aversion to filmDespite Bruce Springsteen's long-time aversion to having his concerts filmed — he says it was a superstition — a new DVD offers a relatively rare look at him and his E Street Band during a peak period in the late 1970s.
How a coin toss cost this pioneering Hispanic musician his life on ‘The Day the Music Died’
Read full article: How a coin toss cost this pioneering Hispanic musician his life on ‘The Day the Music Died’It is one of the most famous songs recorded, depicting one of the most famous tragedies in music history.
Pioneering comic Paul Mooney, a writer for Richard Pryor, dies at 79
Read full article: Pioneering comic Paul Mooney, a writer for Richard Pryor, dies at 79Paul Mooney, a boundary-pushing comedian who was Richard Pryor’s longtime writing partner and whose bold, incisive musings on racism and American life made him a revered figure in stand-up, has died.
NTSB report: Pilot felt pressure to fly Kobe Bryant to game
Read full article: NTSB report: Pilot felt pressure to fly Kobe Bryant to game“Here is a case where a pilot who is well regarded apparently got into a very bad situation,” Sumwalt said. AdThere were 184 aircraft crashes between 2010-2019 involving spatial disorientation, including 20 fatal helicopter crashes, the NTSB said. Vanessa Bryant has sued Island Express Helicopters Inc., which operated the aircraft, and its owner, Island Express Holding Corp. She said Zobayan was not properly trained or supervised and should have aborted the flight. Island Express Helicopters Inc. denied responsibility and said the crash was “an act of God” that it could not control. Lawyers for Berge Zobayan and Island Express declined to comment on the NTSB findings.
Country star and hit Elvis songwriter Mac Davis dies at 78
Read full article: Country star and hit Elvis songwriter Mac Davis dies at 78FILE - Musician Mac Davis performs at the Texas Film Awards in Austin, Texas on March 6, 2014. Davis, a country star and Elvis songwriter, died on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020 after heart surgery. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP, File)NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Country star Mac Davis, who launched his career crafting the Elvis hits “A Little Less Conversation” and “In the Ghetto,” and whose own hits include “Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me,” has died. He was named 1974’s entertainer of the year by the Academy of Country Music and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. “A small town boy who’d achieved the greatest kinds of fame, he remained a good guy, a family man,” said country star Kenny Chesney.
Little Richard, flamboyant rock ‘n’ roll pioneer, dead at 87
Read full article: Little Richard, flamboyant rock ‘n’ roll pioneer, dead at 87Pastor Bill Minson, a close friend of Little Richard's, told The Associated Press that Little Richard died Saturday morning. “Little Richard? That’s rock ‘n’ roll,” Neil Young, who heard Richard’s riffs on the radio in Canada, told biographer Jimmy McDonough. “I am the architect of rock ‘n’ roll!” Little Richard crowed at the 1988 Grammy Awards as the crowd rose in a standing ovation. In late 1955, Little Richard recorded the bawdy “Tutti Frutti,” with lyrics that were sanitized by a New Orleans songwriter.