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Beethoven May Not Have Died of Lead Poisoning, After All
Source:
Michael Ricci
Scientists began speculating about what really killed Ludwig van Beethoven almost as soon as he was buried in 1827.
He had complained of a wretched existence, with a long list of symptoms: abdominal pain, digestive trouble, colic, chronic bronchitis, foul body odors and extremely bad breath. And of course there was the hearing problem. Thirteen years ago scientists, including one who had investigated whether Napoleon died of arsenic poisoning and whether the paint on the Shroud of Turin dated to ...
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'Diff'rent Strokes' Star Gary Coleman Dies
Source:
All About Jazz
Gary Coleman, the child star of the smash 1970s TV sitcom “Diff'rent Strokes" whose later career was marred by medical and legal problems, died Friday after suffering a brain hemorrhage. He was 42. Life support was terminated and Coleman died at 12:05 p.m. MDT with family and friends at his side, Utah Valley Regional Medical Center spokeswoman Janet Frank said. Coleman child star struggles Gary Coleman's life Coleman, with his sparkling eyes and perfect comic timing, became a star ...
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Niranjan Jhaveri Founder of Jazz India, Jazz Vocal Institute
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All About Jazz
We mourn the passing of Niranjan Jhaveri- in Mumbai, India...on his birthday, Friday, May 21, 2010.
A passionate jazz fan, whose hard work, dedication and sheer love for the music propelled India into the eye of the Jazz World. He was "Mr. Jazz India" an organization that he co- founded and spearheaded.. His drive and passion for jazz resulted in the a series of world class jazz festivals in India from 1978 through the mid '80s.
Niranjan was a visionary ...
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Art Linkletter, TV Host, Dies
Source:
Michael Ricci
Art Linkletter, who hosted the popular TV shows “People Are Funny" and “House Party" in the 1950s and 1960s, has died. He was 97.
His son-in-law Art Hershey says Linkletter died Wednesday at his home in the Bel-Air section of Los Angeles. “Art Linkletter's House Party," one of television's longest-running variety shows, debuted on radio in 1944 and was seen on CBS-TV from 1952 to 1969. Though it had many features, the best known was the daily interviews with schoolchildren. ...
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Fritz Sennheiser, Executive Dies
Source:
Michael Ricci
Fritz Sennheiser, the founder and longtime chairman of Sennheiser Electronic, a leading maker of high-end audio equipment like microphones, headphones and infrared listening systems, died on May 17 at his home in Wedemark, Germany. He was 98.
The death was announced on the Web site of the Sennheiser Electronic Corporation, the companys United States subsidiary, which has headquarters in Old Lyme, Conn.
Founded in 1945 in Wedemark with a staff of seven, Sennheiser now employs more than 2,100 people around ...
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Slipknot Bassist Found Dead in Iowa Hotel
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All About Jazz
Slipknot bassist Paul Gray was found dead this morning in a hotel near Urbandale, Iowa. He was 38.
According to the Des Moines Register, police found no evidence of foul play in Gray's death, but the investigation is ongoing. The Polk County, Iowa Medical Examiner's Office will conduct an autopsy and toxicology test tomorrow to determine the cause of his premature death.
Gray's body was found by a hotel employee at around 10:50 this morning and witnesses report seeing items ...
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Our Friend, Joe Boughton (1934-2010)
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Jazz Lives by Michael Steinman
Meadville,Pennsylvania. Joe Allen Boughton, 76, of 283 Jefferson Street, passed away on May 18, 2010, surrounded by loved ones after a courageous battle with cancer at the Crawford County Care Center. Joe was born on May 17th 1934 in Odell, Nebraska. He was the only son of the late Newell and Elsie Boughton. His father, a dentist and jazz musician, moved his practice to Wareham, Massachusetts in 1940. Joe grew up near the seashore of Cape ...
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Hank Jones - Jazz Pianist of Ella Fitzgerald/John Coltrane Fame Dies Age 91
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JAZZzology by Richard Watters
The jazz pianist/composer Hank Jones has died at age 91 at a New York City hospital Sunday night following a brief illness... His 70-year career includes having worked as Ella Fitzgerald's pianist. He also is a footnote in U. S. Presidential history since he was Marilyn Monroe's accompanist when she sang “Happy Birthday" to President John F. Kennedy. Jones won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009 as well as being a recipient of the National Medal of Arts given ...
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