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List of 25 sounds saved by Library of Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) Here's a listing of the 2011 inductees to the National Recording Registry in chronological order: 1. Edison Talking Doll cylinder (1888) 2. "Come Down Ma Evenin' Star," Lillian Russell (1912) 3. "Ten Cents a Dance," Ruth Etting (1930)
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Library of Congress taps 25 sounds for registry
WASHINGTON (AP) From rare audio interviews of former slaves to recordings by Donna Summers and the Grateful Dead, 25 sounds that shaped the American cultural landscape are being inducted into the National Recording Registry. Summer's 1977 hit "I Feel Love"
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Azerbaijan basks in glitz, fears exposure
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) On a recent evening on Baku's seaside promenade, throbbing Euro-dance music blared out from an open-air concert as families strolled by. Cafes serving fragrant skewered meat served throngs of locals and foreigners. The capital of this former
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Gambling claims with Houston daughter investigated
LAS VEGAS (AP) Casino regulators are investigating whether the 19-year-old daughter of late pop singer Whitney Houston gambled at a Las Vegas Strip resort. State Gaming Control Board Chairman Mark Lipparelli told the Las Vegas Review-Journal (http://bit.ly/KhSuZN ) that investigators
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Court won't reduce student's music download fine
BOSTON (AP) A former Boston University student who was ordered to pay $675,000 for illegally downloading and sharing 30 songs on the Internet says he will continue fighting the penalty, despite the Supreme Court's refusal Monday to hear his appeal.
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Bee Gees' Robin Gibb dies after long cancer battle
LONDON (AP) With his carefully tended hair, tight trousers and perfect harmonies, Robin Gibb, along with his brothers Maurice and Barry, defined the disco era. As part of the Bee Gees short for the Brothers Gibb they created dance floor
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S.Africa's most famous township gets new theater
JOHANNESBURG (AP) Playwright, director and actor John Ledwaba gave up theater during South Africa's turbulent 1980s and left his Soweto home to train to be an anti-apartheid guerrilla. But he soon stopped training to lead the fight through theater, staging
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Robin Gibb of Bee Gees dies at 62
LONDON (AP) With his carefully tended hair, tight trousers and perfect harmonies, Robin Gibb, along with his brothers Maurice and Barry, defined the disco era. As part of the Bee Gees short for the Brothers Gibb they created dance floor
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APNewsBreak: Loretta Lynn married at 15, not 13
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) Country music legend Loretta Lynn is three years older than she has led people to believe, an age change that undermines the story she told of being married at 13 in "Coal Miner's Daughter," documents obtained by
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David McCullough talks up 'The Great Bridge'
NEW YORK (AP) Walking briskly across the Brooklyn Bridge, smiling under a splendid morning sky, David McCullough is in the mood for telling stories, like the time he had a chat with James Cagney. "I asked him if he ever
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Disco Queen Donna Summer endured after era faded
Like the King of Pop or the Queen of Soul, Donna Summer was bestowed a title fitting of musical royalty the Queen of Disco. Yet unlike Michael Jackson or Aretha Franklin, it was a designation she wasn't comfortable embracing. "I
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Disco Queen Donna Summer dies at 63
Like the King of Pop or the Queen of Soul, Donna Summer was bestowed a title fitting of musical royalty the Queen of Disco. Yet unlike Michael Jackson or Aretha Franklin, it was a designation she wasn't comfortable embracing. "I
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Wayne Newton sued over Las Vegas home museum plans
LAS VEGAS (AP) Plans to turn Wayne Newton's sprawling Las Vegas estate into a celebrity museum have shifted into an ugly legal battle citing mismanagement, animal abuse and sexual harassment. The company that purchased the rights to convert Newton's home
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Donna Summer, Queen of Disco, dies at 63
NEW YORK (AP) Disco queen Donna Summer, whose pulsing anthems such as "Last Dance," ''Love to Love You Baby" and "Bad Girls" became the soundtrack for a glittery age of sex, drugs, dance and flashy clothes, has died. She was
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Purple, Red and Yellow Wiggles leaving Aussie band
SYDNEY (AP) Three members of the children's music quartet The Wiggles will be hanging up their colorful outfits and leaving the Australian band this year, with the Blue Wiggle the lone original member left dancing. Jeff Fatt (Purple Wiggle), Murray
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'Lady A' fetes students in tornado-hit Ind. town
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) The Grammy Award-winning country music trio Lady Antebellum performed a "mini-prom" for students of a southern Indiana town that was devastated by a tornado in early March. Henryville Junior-Senior High School students won an online contest to
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Chuck Brown, pioneer of 'go-go' funk music, dies
WASHINGTON (AP) Chuck Brown, who styled a unique mix of funk, soul and Latin party sounds to create go-go music in the nation's capital, has died after suffering from pneumonia. He was 75. Brown, widely acclaimed as the "Godfather of
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3-day Asbury beach concert a logistical challenge
ASBURY PARK, N.J. (AP) Putting on the Bamboozle Festival, the largest beach concert in the United States, is a feat of detail management: coordinating more than 100 performers, determining where to fit 30,000 fans (and their cars) each night, reinforcing
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Students in tornado-hit Ind. town await 'Lady A'
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Tornadoes battered their school and homes, and spring break was spent cleaning up. Henryville has only begun to rebuild, but for one night, its high school students will get to put aside their worries for a private show
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Pop icon Neil Sedaka takes on children's books
NEW YORK (AP) Where has Neil Sedaka been all these years? Making his way into the hearts of a new generation, for one, through picture books accompanied by mini-albums offering playful takes on some of his hits. At 73, the
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Iraq veteran uses rap to treat his PT
LAS VEGAS (AP) On one of the many days Leo Dunson wanted to die, the Iraq veteran put a gun to his temple and pulled the trigger. The loaded weapon misfired. For the troubled former soldier, it was another inexplicable
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Eagles, Krauss honored at Boston music school
BOSTON (AP) The largest independent college of contemporary music in the world has awarded honorary degrees to the Eagles and Grammy Award-winning country singer Alison Krauss at a ceremony in Boston. The city's Berklee College of Music also has honored
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The Eagles, Alison Krauss honored in Boston
BOSTON (AP) The largest independent college of contemporary music in the world has awarded honorary degrees to the Eagles and Grammy winning country singer Alison Krauss at a ceremony in Boston. Boston's Berklee College of Music has also honored influential
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Loretta Lynn wants Zooey Deschanel in her musical
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Country Music Hall of Fame member Loretta Lynn is taking her life story to Broadway, and she has tapped film and TV actress Zooey Deschanel to play her on stage. Lynn, 80, unveiled plans for a musical
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Loretta Lynn wants Zooey Deschanel in musical
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Country Music Hall of Fame member Loretta Lynn is taking her life story to Broadway, and she has tapped film and TV actress Zooey Deschanel to play her on stage. Lynn, 80, unveiled plans for a musical
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