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Lavern Baker 1997 Deaths

LaVern BakerR&B singer Baker, an influential blues musician of the 1950s, saw her career flag in the 1960s but made a triumphant return in the late 1980s. Her recordings, which mixed…

1999 Deaths: A - F

Alice AdamsJoey AdamsJoe AdcockMartin AgronskyDolores Jimenez AlcantaraAvery C. AlexanderForrest (Forddy) AndersonBob BackusAbdel-Latif BaghdadiHerman BallIan BannenLeon BarzinLionel…

LaVern Baker Biography

LaVern Baker(Delores Williams)singerBorn: 11/11/1929Birthplace: Chicago A gutsy vocalist capable of blending blues and jazz styles, she contributed to the rise of rock and roll. During her…

Stone Temple Pilots

Shangri-La-Dee-DaAtlantic Despite some seemingly insurmountable problems—like singer Scott Weiland's heroin addiction, which landed him in jail for five months—Stone Temple Pilots have…

Welcome to Woop Woop

Director:Stephan ElliottWriter:Michael ThomasGoldwyn Films; R; 102 minutesRelease:11/98Cast:Johnathon Schaech, Rod Taylor, Susie Porter and Dee Smart Director Elliott, who earned a name for…

Lorraine Hansberry

Playwright Lorraine Hansberry was the first African American woman to have a play produced on Broadway -- 1959's A Raisin in the Sun. Hansberry was from Chicago, and her family's story was the basis…

Lead Belly

Name at birth: Huddie William Ledbetter"King of the 12-string Guitar" is what they called Huddie Ledbetter, the Louisiana singer/songwriter known professionally as Lead Belly (or "Leadbelly").…

The Empire Strikes Back

Director: Irvin KershnerWriters: George Lucas, Leigh Brackett and Lawrence KasdanDirector of Photography:Peter SuschitzkyEditor:Paul HirschMusic:John WilliamsProduction Designer:Norman…

Return of the Jedi

Director: Richard MarquandWriters: George Lucas and Lawrence KasdanDirector of Photography:Alan HumeEditors:Sean Barton, Duwayne Dunham, Marcia Lucas and Randy ThomMusic:John…