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Detroit rally commemorates King, celebrate Obama
Associated Press WriterWitnesses to history and history in the making, hundreds of Barack Obama supporters gathered Thursday to celebrate his acceptance of the Democratic presidential nomination. Obama was to speak at the Democratic National Convention in Denver on the 45th...Tags: Pennsylvania, Baptist, Martin Luther King Jr., Illinois, Religious Leaders
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Dems convene, night 3 live-blog
The Swampby Frank James 11:19 PM -- The Biden clan lasted on the stage longer than Obama did. He left the stage to let the Bidens have their moment. If the night was about getting some momentum going into the last......Tags: Pennsylvania, Madeleine Albright, Veterans Affairs, Chuck Hagel, Chet Edwards
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Aretha Franklin sings as teen wins namesake prize
dave.marcus@newsday.comListening to Aretha Franklin belt out "Respect," "Chain of Fools" and other hits at East Hampton's Ross School, 14-year-old Suna Garcia Guzman could sense her mother nearby. The First Lady of Soul sang in a sold-out gymnasium Saturday night to raise...Tags: Death and Dying, Schools, Jonas Brothers, Long Island, Music
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Stone Meadow Farms to host East End Red Cross soiree
Stone Meadow hosts Red Cross soiree When L.A. Reid threw a summer wedding reception for Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon at his Sagaponack estate last week, no expense was spared to make guests such as Mary J. Blige, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kelly Ripa and LL Cool J...Tags: Neil Diamond, Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Ceremonies, Charity, Society
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Stolen Pablo Picasso print is recovered
Brazilian police said Monday they have found a stolen Picasso print, the last of four artworks to be recovered following a museum heist in June.
On June 12, three robbers stole Picasso's "Minotaur, Drinker and...Tags: Crimes, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Television Industry, Theater, CBS Corp.
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Hayes, un inmortal de la música
Especial para El SentinelHe estado escuchando la música de Issac Hayes desde su muerte el 10 de agosto y no consigo apreciarla sin sentir algo agridulcemente rico. Para nadie es un secreto que Hayes no había grabado un disco en mucho tiempo. Pero siempre teníamos la esperanza de...Tags: Otis Redding, Barry White, Curtis Mayfield, Bars, Luther Vandross
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Jerry Wexler, legendary record producer, dead at 91
Legendary record producer Jerry Wexler, who helped shape R&B music with influential recordings of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and other greats, and later made key recordings with the likes of Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, has died, said his son, Paul....Tags: Solomon Burke, Madison Square Garden, Otis Redding, Willie Nelson, Achievement Records
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Jonas Brothers headline fundraiser for Ross School
christina.hernandez@newsday.comSandwiched between gigs at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater and Madison Square Garden, the hugely popular Jonas Brothers jetted to East Hampton Saturday for a more intimate concert at the elite Ross School. For $1,500 a ticket, screaming, sweating preteens...Tags: Madison Square Garden, Charity, Billy Joel, Jonas Brothers, Music
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Long Island celebrity real estate blog
That noise in Noyack? It's the sound of celebrities at the EMM Group Estate For the second straight year, Eugene Remm and Mark Birnbaum, owners of Manhattan hot spot Tenjune, have opened The EMM Group Estate in Noyack to an array of celebrities. On July...Tags: New York Jets, Vinny Testaverde, Mary-Kate Olsen, Chad Pennington, Homes
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Famed Record Producer, Jerry Wexler, Dies
Associated PressNEW YORK -- Legendary record producer Jerry Wexler, who helped shape R&B music with influential recordings of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and other greats, has died, says his co-author, David Ritz. He was 91. Ritz, co-author of Wexler's 1993 memoir,...Tags: Diseases, Human Accomplishments, Achievement Records, Ray Charles, Heart Disease
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Jerry Wexler, Famed Record Producer, Dies At 91
Associated PressLegendary record producer Jerry Wexler, who helped shape R&B music with influential recordings of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and other greats, and later made key recordings with the likes of Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, has died, says his co-author,...Tags: Solomon Burke, Otis Redding, Willie Nelson, Achievement Records, Diseases
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Record producer Jerry Wexler dies
Associated PressRecord producer Jerry Wexler, who helped shape R&B music with influential recordings of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and other greats, and who later made key recordings with the likes of Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, has died, said his son, Paul. He was...Tags: Solomon Burke, Otis Redding, Willie Nelson, Achievement Records, Music
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