Music pioneer Ahmet Ertegun dies at 83
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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, died Thursday at 83, his spokesman said.
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The co-founder of Atlantic Records, Ahmet Ertegun, is laid to rest in Turkey following his death last week.
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LIMA/LONDON  - Veteran British disc jockey John  Peel, who championed new music trends like punk on mainstream  radio, has died of a heart attack on holiday in Peru.
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ATANI, Nigeria  - Thousands of Nigerians gathered  on Friday for the village funeral of Osita Osadebe, a legend of  highlife music which fuses West African and Western styles, who  sold millions of records during a career that spanned decades.
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World-renowned bassist Aladar Pege, who moved with ease from jazz to classics and lifted his bulky instrument to star status, has died, the Hungarian cultural ministry said Sunday. He was 67.
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The guru to the Beatles who  introduced transcendental meditation to the West, Maharishi  Mahesh Yogi, died at his Dutch home overnight, aides said on  Wednesday. He was said to be 91.
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Veteran British disc jockey John Peel, who championed new music trends like punk on mainstream radio, has died of a heart attack on holiday in Peru.
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Oscar Peterson, whose early talent, speedy fingers and musical genius made him one of the world's best known jazz pianists, has died. He was 82.
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The Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a one-time spiritual advisor to the Beatles, has died in his Dutch home, his Transcendental Meditation movement announced Wednesday.
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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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(BBC) -- A bomb placed under a police car at a pop concert in southern Turkey has hurt at least 14 people, officials say. The explosion happened in the city of Mersin during a performance by well-known Turkish singer Candan Ercetin.
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Al Shugart, a pioneer in the  computer disk drive industry and one of Silicon Valley's most  colorful entrepreneurs, has died. He was 76.
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Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun, the son of a Turkish diplomat who helped make Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin stars, is in a coma after injuring his brain in a fall, his doctor said on Monday.
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John Peel, the Radio 1 disc jockey who brought fame to a string of obscure bands, has died on holiday in Peru. The 65-year-old suffered a heart attack last night after being taken ill during
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Lyricist Hy Zaret, who wrote the words for Unchained Melody, dies at the age of 99.
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The Feb. 6 death of legendary singer/songwriter and artist manager Merle Kilgore draws the curtain on one of Music Row's most popular figures.
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One of the world's greatest singers, Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, dies aged 71 after a battle with cancer.