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Ahmet Ertegun 2006 Deaths
Ahmet ErtegunAge: 83 music executive who founded Atlantic Records in 1947, building it into a major label. He produced such soul and rock musicians as Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, John…Benjamin Orr 2000 Deaths
Benjamin OrrAge: 53 rock musician who cofounded The Cars, a pop–new wave band known for its catchy, arch lyrics. The Cars' hits include “Good Times Roll” and “My Best Friend's Girl.” Died:…The Devil's Dictionary: Hope
by Ambrose Bierce HONORABLEHOSPITALITYHOPE -n. Desire and expectation rolled into one. Delicious Hope! when naught to man it left — Of fortune destitute, of friends bereft; When…Trisha Yearwood
Everybody Knows MCA Of all the juggernauts rolling off Nashville's assembly line, Yearwood's midseason breakthrough hit held a certain grandeur. After the cool assurance of her voice settled in,…Bob Marley
Bob Marley was the world's first reggae superstar. He was part of the Jamaican group The Wailers, along with reggae greats Bunny Livingston and Peter Tosh. Bob Marley, a Rastafarian, gained early…Billie Holiday
Name at birth: Eleanora FaganBillie Holiday was one of the first and greatest of American jazz singers, known in equal parts for her unique and laconic timing, her wistful and brassy vocals, and her…Woody Guthrie
Name at birth: Woodrow Wilson GuthrieWoody Guthrie was one of the most famous and influential American folk singers of the 20th century and the composer of standards such as "This Land is Your Land…Lionel Hampton 2002 Deaths
Lionel HamptonAge: 94 dynamic jazz vibraphonist whose rollicking delivery and backbeat influenced generations of jazz musicians and helped to usher in rock and roll. He also played piano and…Earl King 2003 Deaths
Earl KingAge: 69 prolific rhythm-and-blues singer and guitarist who was a ubiquitous presence on the New Orleans music scene. His recordings include “Big Chief,” “Trick Bag,” and “Come On (…Sam Phillips 2003 Deaths
Sam PhillipsAge: 80 legendary record producer whose Sun Records in Memphis launched the careers of Elvis Presley, Howlin' Wolf, B. B. King, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins, and…Trending
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