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Author Michael Schumacher Dies At 75, But Tributes Pour In For F1 Legend
Michael Schumacher, a prolific American author, has died at 75, prompting widespread confusion online due to his shared name with Formula One legend Michael Schumacher.
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John Lennon's Letter To Eric Clapton Proposing Supergroup To Be Auctioned
John Lennon's handwritten letter, proposing the formation of a new musical supergroup, to Eric Clapton is set to be auctioned in December 2024.
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Eric Clapton Struggling to Play Guitar Due to Nerve Damage
"I've had quite a lot of pain over the last year. It turned into what they call peripheral neuropathy, which is where you feel like you have electric shocks going down your leg. And I've had to figure out how to deal with some other things from getting old,' he said
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Autopsy Dismisses Foul Play in BB King Death
An autopsy has found that B.B. King died of natural causes, rejecting his daughters' claims of foul play that cast an unseemly shadow over the last rites for the blues legend.
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Blues Legend BB King Laid to Rest After Final Farewell in Mississippi
"BB may be gone but that thrill will be with us forever. There's going to be one killer blues session in heaven tonight," wrote Barack Obama
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RIP BB King: The Thrill is Gone
He had a deep, resonant singing voice and, despite having what he called "stupid fingers," an immediately recognizable guitar sound
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Eric Clapton's Layla in Sanskrit is Hitting All the Right Chords
Over the last one week, music lovers have been sharing Krish Ashok's Indianised version of 'Layla', called 'Leela' on various social media sites.
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Jazz-Funk Pioneer Joe Sample Dies at 75
Pianist and composer Joe Sample, a founding member of the genre-crossing Jazz Crusaders who helped pioneer the electronic jazz-funk fusion style, has died.
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Music royalty rocks New York City in Sandy benefit concert
New Jersey shore hero Bruce Springsteen opened a benefit concert for victims of Superstorm Sandy by making a plea that what made his boyhood home special not be forgotten when it is rebuilt.
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121212: The concert for Sandy relief
Watch the entire concert for Sandy relief: Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones and Kanye West led an all-star line up of acts.
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Urge to own that Clapton guitar is contagious
Why would someone pay $959,500 for a used guitar?That was a difficult enough question in 2004 when Eric Clapton sold his beloved Fender Stratocaster named Blackie. But now, as collectors around the world prepare to bid Wednesday at another charity auction of Mr Clapton's guitars, the questions are even tougher. Why would someone create a replica of...
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Author Michael Schumacher Dies At 75, But Tributes Pour In For F1 Legend
Michael Schumacher, a prolific American author, has died at 75, prompting widespread confusion online due to his shared name with Formula One legend Michael Schumacher.
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John Lennon's Letter To Eric Clapton Proposing Supergroup To Be Auctioned
John Lennon's handwritten letter, proposing the formation of a new musical supergroup, to Eric Clapton is set to be auctioned in December 2024.
-
Eric Clapton Struggling to Play Guitar Due to Nerve Damage
"I've had quite a lot of pain over the last year. It turned into what they call peripheral neuropathy, which is where you feel like you have electric shocks going down your leg. And I've had to figure out how to deal with some other things from getting old,' he said
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Autopsy Dismisses Foul Play in BB King Death
An autopsy has found that B.B. King died of natural causes, rejecting his daughters' claims of foul play that cast an unseemly shadow over the last rites for the blues legend.
-
Blues Legend BB King Laid to Rest After Final Farewell in Mississippi
"BB may be gone but that thrill will be with us forever. There's going to be one killer blues session in heaven tonight," wrote Barack Obama
-
RIP BB King: The Thrill is Gone
He had a deep, resonant singing voice and, despite having what he called "stupid fingers," an immediately recognizable guitar sound
-
Eric Clapton's Layla in Sanskrit is Hitting All the Right Chords
Over the last one week, music lovers have been sharing Krish Ashok's Indianised version of 'Layla', called 'Leela' on various social media sites.
-
Jazz-Funk Pioneer Joe Sample Dies at 75
Pianist and composer Joe Sample, a founding member of the genre-crossing Jazz Crusaders who helped pioneer the electronic jazz-funk fusion style, has died.
-
Music royalty rocks New York City in Sandy benefit concert
New Jersey shore hero Bruce Springsteen opened a benefit concert for victims of Superstorm Sandy by making a plea that what made his boyhood home special not be forgotten when it is rebuilt.
-
121212: The concert for Sandy relief
Watch the entire concert for Sandy relief: Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones and Kanye West led an all-star line up of acts.
-
Urge to own that Clapton guitar is contagious
Why would someone pay $959,500 for a used guitar?That was a difficult enough question in 2004 when Eric Clapton sold his beloved Fender Stratocaster named Blackie. But now, as collectors around the world prepare to bid Wednesday at another charity auction of Mr Clapton's guitars, the questions are even tougher. Why would someone create a replica of...
