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Singer Beryl Davis dies aged 87

British singer Beryl Davis, who sang with Frank Sinatra and Benny Goodman, dies aged 87.

 

Michael Jackson would be alive if not for Conrad Murray, expert says

A cardiologist who reviewed Dr. Conrad Murray’s care of Michael Jackson for the California Medical Board testified Wednesday that the physician’s treatment was riddled with egregious deviations from standard of care that contributed directly to the singer’s death.

 

File Under Freaky: Weezer Bassist Tweeted Death Prediction Two Weeks Before Dying

As Weezer fans know by now, the band's former bassist Mikey Welsh was found dead in a Chicago hotel this weekend from unexplained circumstances, though authorities have ruled out foul...

 

David Honeyboy Edwards, Delta Bluesman, Dies at 96

Mr. Edwards was believed to have been the oldest surviving member of the first generation of Delta blues singers.

 

Motown figure Esther Gordy Edwards dies at age 91

Esther Gordy Edwards, who helped build Motown Records alongside her brother Berry Gordy Jr. and led efforts to turn its original Detroit headquarters into a museum, has died. She was 91.

 

Winehouse album becomes century's bestseller

Winehouse album becomes century's bestseller

Amy Winehouse is still hitting music milestones after her untimely death last month. Britain's Official Charts Company says Winehouse's Grammy-award winning "Back to Black" has become the best-selling album in the U.K. in the 21st century.

 

Winehouse family: No illegal drugs

Winehouse family: No illegal drugs

Toxicology tests have found that "no illegal substances" were in singer Amy Winehouse's system at the time of her death last month, her family said Tuesday.

 

Nick Ashford, of Motown Writing Duo, Dies at 70

Mr. Ashford and his songwriting partner and later wife, Valerie Simpson, composed hits for Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, Ray Charles, Diana Ross, Chaka Khan and themselves.

 

Report: Vodka, medicine found near Jani Lane

The death of the Warrant singer is being investigated as a possible accidental overdose but may also have been from natural causes, the site reported.

 

Winehouse family, friends attend singer's funeral

Winehouse family, friends attend singer's funeral

Friends and family were saying goodbye to Amy Winehouse Tuesday at a private funeral ceremony in London.

 

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