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Band Drummer Levon Helm Near Death

Rob Quinn — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 01:49:56 CDT

Rock and roll is about to lose another legend. Levon Helm, drummer, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist in The Band, is "in the final stages of his battle with cancer," according to a note posted to his website by family members. The 71-year-old musician from Arkansas was the only non-Canadian member of...

Whitney Houston's Body Flown Back to Jersey

Rob Quinn — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:15:00 CST

Whitney Houston is back home in New Jersey, where family members are planning to let fans say farewell at a service for the late singer. A gold hearse took Houston's body from the airport to a funeral home in her hometown of Newark, reports the BBC . Her family hopes to...

Kelly Clarkson Loves Ron Paul, Haters Pounce

John Johnson — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:10:22 CST

Kelly Clarkson knows all about casting votes in public when it comes to singing, but politics is whole different kettle of fish: The former American Idol champ stirred up a hornet's nest with a tweet of support for fellow Texan Ron Paul, notes AFP . "I love Ron Paul. I liked...

I Was 'Touch and Go' With Pneumonia: George Michael

Neal Colgrass — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 15:05:00 CST

Pop icon George Michael opened up about his month-long bout of pneumonia and revealed it was nearly fatal, the Sun reports. "Well, I would say it was touch and go for a couple of weeks," the singer said outside his London mansion Friday, breaking into tears. "We played it down,...

Doctor: Etta James Terminally Ill

John Johnson — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 12:40:00 CST

Blues legend Etta James is now in the end stages of leukemia, reports the Riverside Press-Enterprise . Her doctor says the illness was declared incurable two weeks ago, and it's compounded by the singer's kidney failure and dementia . “I am Southern and Christian and would just ask for the prayers of...

Winehouse Wrote Entire Third Album

Rob Quinn — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 05:45:40 CST

Amy Winehouse had written an entire album of songs before her death but sadly for the late singer's fans, most of it exists only on paper. The album would have been her third, but she was in no rush to release new material, says music producer Salaam Remi, who worked...

Dolores Hope Dead at 102

Rob Quinn — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 02:53:31 CDT

Dolores Hope, who was married to Bob Hope for 69 years and accompanied him on many of his trips to entertain American troops overseas, has died at the age of 102. Hope—born Dolores DeFina in Harlem in 1909—sidelined her own singing career after meeting her husband, who died...

Sinead O'Connor Tweets About Suicide, Cops Arrive

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 02:23:36 CDT

Police turned up at Sinead O'Connor's door to check on her after the irreverent Irish singer tweeted a succession of disturbing thoughts about suicide. "I'm so tired. 24 years of being treated like a crazy person. I want to go to heaven SO bad. Have for years. Can't manage any...

Autopsy Doesn't Show Jani Lane's Cause of Death

John Johnson — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:43:11 CDT

It will likely be several weeks before we get an official cause of death for former Warrant singer Jani Lane, who was found dead in his hotel room at age 47. An autopsy wasn't conclusive, and toxicology tests will take up to two months, reports AP . Other developments: The band...