Artists, entertainers who died in 2007
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NEW YORK  Â World War II service shaped the lives and careers of authors Norman Mailer and Kurt Vonnegut, and in turn their works were profoundly influential in the Vietnam era.
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A look at the highlights and lowlights of 2007.
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Grammy nominee and New York native pop singer Laura Branigan died of a brain aneurysm on Thursday August 26, 2004 at her home in New York.
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MUMBAI: One of the giants of British radio BBC disc jockey John Peel, whose nightly Radio One programme is credited with launching the careers of British bands including New Order and Joy Division passed away from al heart attack.
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Legendary British saxophonist Dick Heckstall-Smith, who played with a list of musicians that reads like a who's who of the international jazz and rock music scene, has died of cancer.
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The singer turns 75 on September 28.
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Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti dies at the age of 71 after a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer.
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John Peel, the BBC radio DJ and presenter has died suddenly on holiday in Peru. Send us your memories and tributes.
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Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun, who made stars of Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin, dies, aged 83.
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Musician Martin Bennett dies at the age of 33 following a long battle with cancer.
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_ Rapper ODB was remembered by family and friends today as a &quot;sweet, quiet kid&quot; who died too young. The 35-year-old collapsed and died Saturday in a Manhattan recording studio.
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LOS ANGELES  - Anita O'Day, the last of the great jazz singers spawned by the swing era, died Thursday of cardiac arrest in Los Angeles. She was 87.
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Ahmet Ertegun, who helped define American music as the founder of Atlantic Records, a label that popularized the gritty R&amp;B of Ray Charles, the classic soul of Aretha Franklin and the British rock of the Rolling Stones, has died, his spokesman said. He was 83.
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From the larger-than-life film stars of "The Godfather" and "Superman" to the musical "Genius" who pioneered the sound of soul, some of the world's greatest entertainers took final bows during 2004.
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Radio DJ John Peel, one of the key figures in British rock music over the past 35 years, who championed virtually every important act of that period on his long-running show, has died after a heart attack, the BBC announced.
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Rolling Stones guitarist Keith  Richards and Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder will help induct the  class of 2007 into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame later this  month, organizers said.
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Al via venerdi' l'edizione 2007,con 800 artisti in 80 giorni