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Linda Dangcil Actress Played Sister Ana on TV's 'The Flying Nun' Dies
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Michael Ricci
Linda Dangcil, 67, a versatile actress, singer and dancer whose roles included Sister Ana on the 1960s TV series “The Flying Nun," died Thursday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after an eight-year battle with tonsillar cancer, her daughter Linda Casto said.
Dangcil's career began at age 12, when she appeared as an Indian American dancer in the 1954 Broadway production of “Peter Pan" starring Mary Martin. She also danced in the film version of “West Side Story" in ...
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Stephen Bruton Texas Musician Played with Kris Kristofferson, T Bone Burnett Dies
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Michael Ricci
Stephen Bruton, a Texas musician long admired and much in demand as much for his astute guitar work as for his insights as a songwriter, died Saturday in Los Angeles of complications of cancer that he'd been battling for several years. He was 60.
Bruton, who had played with Kris Kristofferson for nearly 40 years and whose songs had been recorded by Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Jimmy Buffett and numerous others, died at the home of his friend ...
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A Bud Shank Memorial
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
Ken Poston of the Los Angeles Jazz Institute sent information about the tribute later this month to Bud Shank. The great alto saxophonist and flutist died on April 2.
The Bud Shank Memorial Concert is scheduled to take place May 23rd at 7:00pm at The Four Points Sheraton at LAX 9750 Airport Blvd. It's happening during the upcoming “A Swingin' Affair" festival but will be free and open to the public. Numerous musicians are performing, including Bud's original rhythm section: ...Continue Reading
Donald 'Ean' Evans Bassist for Band Lynyrd Skynyrd Dies
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Michael Ricci
Donald “Ean" Evans, 48, bassist for the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, died Wednesday at his home in eastern Mississippi after a battle with cancer.
In a statement posted on lynyrdskynyrd.com, the band said, “It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of longtime Lynyrd Skynyrd bassist Ean Evans. Ean put up a valiant battle with an aggressive form of cancer and he will be sorely missed by family, friends and fans."
Evans was born in Atlanta and ...
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Mickey Carroll Munchkin in 'Wizard of Oz' Dies
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Michael Ricci
Mickey Carroll, 89, one of the last surviving Munchkins from the classic 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz," died in his sleep Thursday in suburban St. Louis.
His caretaker, Linda Dodge, said Carroll had heart problems and received a pacemaker in February, but she attributed his death at her home in Crestwood, Mo., to natural causes. Carroll was one of more than 100 adults and children who were recruited to play the natives of what author L. Frank Baum called ...
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Sam Cohn New York Talent Agent Dies
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Michael Ricci
Sam Cohn was dubbed by Time magazine in 1993 the first super agent of the modern age. During his more than three decades at International Creative Management, he dominated the business, representing the likes of Paul Newman, Woody Allen, Meryl Streep and Susan Sarandon.
Sam Cohn, a powerful talent agent who dominated New York's talent business during his heyday, has died. He was 79.
Cohn, who was at International Creative Management since its inception in 1975 and headed the New ...
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Jazz Memorial Set for Freddie Hubbard
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Michael Ricci
A memorial service for the jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, who died on Dec. 29, will be held on Monday.
Service May 4th at 6:30 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Amsterdam Avenue and 112th Street, in Manhattan. Scheduled speakers include the drummer Ray Appleton, the bassist Larry Ridley and the writer Stanley Crouch.
Freddie Hubbard, Jazz Trumpeter, Dies at 70 (December 30, 2008) The trumpeters Eddie Henderson, David Weiss and Roy Hargrove; the pianist George Cables; and ...
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Marl Young Pianist Was Key in Desegregating L.A. Musicians Unions
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Michael Ricci
Pianist and arranger Marl Young, who also had a law degree, helped integrate Los Angeles' all-black Local 767 and all-white Local 47. He later became the first black music director of a major network TV series, 'Here's Lucy.'
Marl Young, a musician who was instrumental in the merger of the all-black and all-white musicians unions in Los Angeles in the early 1950s and two decades later became the first black music director of a major network television series, “Here's Lucy," ...
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