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Music

R. Kelly ordered jailed on $1M bond at Chicago hearing

R. Kelly ordered jailed on $1M bond at Chicago hearing

A judge on Saturday gave R. Kelly a chance to go free while the R&B star awaits trial on charges that he sexually abused four people, including three minors, in a case that seemed likely to produce another #MeToo reckoning for a celebrity.
by Associated Press

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Peter Tork, Monkees' lovable bass-guitar player, dead at 77

Peter Tork, Monkees' lovable bass-guitar player, dead at 77

Peter Tork, who studied at Carleton College in Northfield and later rose to teen-idol fame in 1966 playing the lovably clueless bass guitarist in the made-for-television rock band The Monkees, has died. He was 77.
by Associated Press

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Dominick Argento, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, dead at 91

Dominick Argento, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, dead at 91

Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Dominick Argento died Wednesday. He was 91. Known for his eclectic range of work, he composed operas such as "Casanova's Homecoming", "The Dream of Valentino" and "Miss Havisham's Fire."
by Euan Kerr

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An Italian town fell silent so the sounds of a Stradivarius could be preserved

An Italian town fell silent so the sounds of a Stradivarius could be preserved

The mayor of Cremona, Italy, blocked traffic during five weeks of recording and asked residents to please keep quiet so master musicians could play four instruments -- note by note -- for posterity.
by NPR Staff

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Bobbie Gentry's 'The Delta Sweete' gets a much-belated tribute

Bobbie Gentry's 'The Delta Sweete' gets a much-belated tribute

Back in 1967, Bobbie Gentry sang a haunting ode to young love and sad endings in the deep South called "Ode to Billie Joe." A year later, Gentry released a country-rock opera, "The Delta Sweete." It hardly sold at all — but has since become a cult classic.
by Ned Wharton

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Buddy Holly's hometown looks back, 60 years after 'The Day the Music Died'

Buddy Holly's hometown looks back, 60 years after 'The Day the Music Died'

"He sang strictly country," said Larry Byers, a former DJ in Lubbock, Texas, who heard Buddy Holly's early performances. "Until he saw Elvis Presley and decided that maybe he should change his style a bit."
by Betsy Blaney

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Five things to watch for in Super Bowl LIII

Five things to watch for in Super Bowl LIII

Sunday's Super Bowl pits the New England Patriots against the Los Angeles Rams. LA's talent-packed offense gives New England's head coach Bill Belichick a tough choice on who to target.
by Tom Goldman

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