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Family files missing persons report for Theophilus London
By Stefanie Dazio, The Associated Press on December 28th, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The family of rapper Theophilus London filed a missing persons report with Los Angeles police this week and are asking for the public’s help, saying he hasn’t been seen in months. London’s family and friends believe someone last spoke to the musician in July in Los Angeles, according to the family’s ... Read More »
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By Stefanie Dazio, The Associated Press on December 28th, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The family of rapper Theophilus London filed a missing persons report with Los Angeles police this week and are asking for the public’s help, saying he hasn’t been seen in months. London’s family and friends believe someone last spoke to the musician in July in Los Angeles, according to the family’s ... Read More »
1 responseDrummer Randy Begg, co-founder of 1970s pop-rock band Wednesday, dies at 71
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on December 28th, 2022
TORONTO – As the drummer of 1970s Canadian pop-rock band Wednesday, Randy Begg may have sat near the back of the stage, but friends say his energy and passion were always front and centre in life. Whether it was talking about music, encouraging his friends to make it, or delivering a smashing performance of his ... Read More »
1 responseWisconsin radio magnate Duey ‘Duke’ Wright dies age 83
By Trisha Ahmed, The Associated Press on December 28th, 2022
Duey “Duke” Wright, a radio mogul who built Midwest Communications into a multistate operation, has died. He was 83. Wright passed away on Dec. 21, according to an obituary from Lyndahl Funeral Home and Cremation Services posted on the Green Bay Press-Gazette’s website. As a child, Wright would take apart radios and put them back ... Read More »
1 responseEdie Landau, TV and film producer, dies at 95
By The Associated Press on December 28th, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Edyth “Edie” Landau, the Oscar-nominated producer and executive vice president of National Telefilm Associates, has died at 95. The longtime entertainment producer died of natural causes on Saturday in her home in Century City, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, The Hollywood Reporter said Tuesday. After studying at Wilkes College, Landau began ... Read More »
1 responseNew Orleans guitarist Walter ‘Wolfman’ Washington dead at 79
By The Associated Press on December 28th, 2022
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – New Orleans music legend Walter “Wolfman” Washington, a cornerstone of the city’s musical nightlife for decades, has died of cancer, just days after turning 79. Washington died Dec. 22 at Passages Hospice, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported. Funeral services are scheduled for Jan. 4. at 2 p.m. at Jacob Schoen ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Randy Begg, co-founder of 1970s Canadian rock band Wednesday, dies at 71
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on December 28th, 2022
TORONTO – Randy Begg, the co-founder and drummer of 1970s Canadian band Wednesday, whose cover of “Last Kiss” preceded the one recorded by Pearl Jam, has died at 71. The Oshawa, Ont.-born musician suffered a heart attack on Dec. 20, according to friend and band mate Paul Andrew Smith. He died suddenly in Belleville, Ont. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jo Mersa Marley, Bob Marley’s grandson, dies at 31
By The Associated Press on December 28th, 2022
MIAMI (AP) – Reggae musician Joseph “Jo Mersa” Marley, Bob Marley’s grandson and Stephen Marley’s son, has died at 31. His representative confirmed his death to Rolling Stone on Tuesday but a cause of death was not immediately disclosed. Born in Jamaica and raised in Miami, Marley followed in his family’s musical footsteps, taking the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cameraman hurt on New Mexico film set gets $66M in lawsuit
By The Associated Press on December 28th, 2022
A Los Angeles cameraman who suffered a spinal cord injury while on a New Mexico movie set has been awarded more than $66 million in a lawsuit, among the largest settlements in the state’s history, a news outlet reported. The Santa Fe New Mexican quoted Jame Razo as saying that the jury’s decision Friday was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Joe Mersa Marley, Bob Marley’s grandson, dies at 31
By The Associated Press on December 28th, 2022
MIAMI (AP) – Reggae musician Joseph “Jo Mersa” Marley, Bob Marley’s grandson and Stephen Marley’s son, has died at 31. His representative confirmed his death to Rolling Stone on Tuesday but a cause of death was not immediately disclosed. Born in Jamaica and raised in Miami, Marley followed in his family’s musical footsteps, taking the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Princeton University plans Toni Morrison tribute in 2023
By The Associated Press on December 28th, 2022
PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) – A monthslong Toni Morrison tribute at Princeton University, where the Nobel laureate taught for 17 years, will range from music created and performed by Grammy-winning vocalist CeÌcile McLorin Salvant to a spring lecture series and three-day symposium featuring author Edwidge Danticat, among others. The tribute will center on “Toni Morrison: Sites ... Read More »
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