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Grammy-winning jazz pianist Hank Jones dies at 91
Grammy-winning jazz pianist Hank Jones dies at 91

NEW YORK (AP) -- Jazz pianist and composer Hank Jones, whose 70-year career included a stint as Ella Fitzgerald's pianist and Marilyn Monroe's accompanist when she sang "Happy Birthday" to President John F. Kennedy, has died, his manager said Monday. He was 91.

Jones, who won a Grammy lifetime achievement award last year and received the National Medal of Arts in 2008, died Sunday night

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Lady Gaga’s Dead Aunt Helped Her Kick Cocaine Habit
Lady Gagas Dead Aunt Helped Her Kick Cocaine HabitLady Gaga's dead aunt helped the pop star kick an addiction to cocaine. Before she hit the big time, the "Poker Face" superstar found herself spiraling into a drug hell as she performed in underground New York burlesque clubs.

But the star found the strength to beat her cocaine habit, and credits the spirit of her father's dead sister for helping her focus on her career as an artist.

She tells Britain's News of the World, "I realized my father's sister, Joanne, who'd more...
Jazz musician Sir John Dankworth dies at 82

LONDON (AP) -- Sir John Dankworth, the British jazz composer, saxophonist and band leader, has died. He was 82.

Jazz singer Dame Cleo Laine — who married Dankworth in 1958 after meeting during an audition for a spot with his band — announced her husband's death before the finale of an anniversary concert at The Stables, the theater they founded together.

Monica Ferguson, the theater's chief executive

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Producer-musician Willie Mitchell dead at 81
Producer-musician Willie Mitchell dead at 81

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Willie Mitchell, a record producer and musician who worked with Al Green and dozens of others, has died. He was 81.

Mitchell's son, Lawrence Mitchell, said his father suffered a cardiac arrest on Dec. 19 and died at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis at 7:25 a.m. Tuesday.

Willie Mitchell owned Royal Studio where Buddy Guy, John Mayer and many others

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Casey Johnson Was Dead For Several Days
Casey Johnson Was Dead For Several DaysSocialite Casey Johnson lay dead for days before her body was discovered at her home in Los Angeles on Monday morning, according to police sources.

The Johnson & Johnson heiress, who was reportedly engaged to reality TV star Tila Tequila, had a history of diabetes and twice slipped into diabetic comas, according to TMZ.com.

Officials have completed an autopsy on the 30 year old's body and determined there were no signs of trauma on Johnson's body. Law enforcement sources more...
Ryan Gosling’s Band Dead Man’s Bones Is Eclectic, Yet Charming
Ryan Goslings Band Dead Mans Bones Is Eclectic, Yet CharmingIt was a little surprising to hear Ryan Gosling is in a band that just released their debut album, so Starpulse had to see him perform to determine if he is the real deal.

Ryan already faces the challenge in his personal life of living up to his Noah (The Notebook) status of the perfect man. Now he's putting himself out there with the likes of Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton and Kevin Bacon as an actor turned musician. Can the guy sing and will he actually be successful in music? more...
NYT: Jim Carroll, poet and punk rocker, dead at 60
NYT: Jim Carroll, poet and punk rocker, dead at 60

NEW YORK (AP) -- Jim Carroll, the poet and punk rocker who wrote "The Basketball Diaries," died Friday. He was 60.

He died from a heart attack at his home in Manhattan, his ex-wife Rosemary Carroll told the New York Times.

In the 1970s, Carroll was a fixture of the burgeoning downtown New York art scene, where he mixed with artists such as Andy Warhol, Patti Smith, Larry Rivers and Robert Mapplethorpe.

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