LaVaughn Robinson, Tap Virtuoso and Teacher, Dies at 80
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LaVaughn Robinson was a tap-dance virtuoso on the big-band circuit in the 1940s and â50s who became a master teacher and a major force in tapâs revival.
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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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Joe Hunter, the veteran session musician who helped craft the "Motown Sound", dies at 79.
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Lyricist Hy Zaret, who wrote the haunting words to "Unchained Melody," one of the most frequently recorded songs of the 20th century, has died at age 99.
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Oscar Peterson, who sat atop the world of jazz piano for decades with his driving two-handed swing, technical wizardry and rapid-fire solos, died on Sunday of kidney failure, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp reported. He was 82.
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NEW YORK - Laura Branigan, a Grammy-nominated pop singer who recorded a Roxette cover but is best known for her 1982 platinum hit &quot;Gloria,&quot; has died.
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Bob Dwyer, a basketball coach who guided the Carroll High boys' basketball to a legendary winning streak, died Tuesday night of congestive heart failure. He was 91.
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Paul Arizin, an early pioneer of the jump shot who led the Philadelphia Warriors to the 1956 NBA championship and was chosen one of the 50 greatest NBA players, died Tuesday at his home in suburban Philadelphia. He was 78.
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Savion Glover, the 31-year-old dynamo whose walloping tap dance revivified an American art form, now wants to conquer the classics.
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Pete Candoli, a longtime  mainstay in the trumpet sections of American big bands and the  recording and soundstage world of Los Angeles, Chicago and New  York, has died January 11 in the Los Angeles suburb of Studio  City. He was 85.
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Award-winning US choreographer Michael Kidd, best known for his work on Broadway musicals, dies.
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Joseph Dorsey Jr., a boxer who won a 1957 legal fight against a Louisiana law that banned interracial bouts, has died at the age of 69.
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Playbill - Iggie Wolfington, the portly character actor who snagged a 1958 Tony Award nomination for playing Prof. Harold Hill's pal, Marcellus Washburn, died of natural causes Sept. 30 in Southern California, according to published reports. He was 84.
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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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Thommie Walsh, a Tony-winning choreographer who was in the original Broadway cast of "A Chorus Line," has died after a long battle with lymphoma. He was 57.
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A Northern Ireland-born heart expert whose pioneering techniques saved countless lives dies at the age of 88.
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Ellyn Robinson proved she is among the strongest weightlifters in the world this past weekend. The 42-year-old Bridgewater State College associate professor captured the gold medal at the World Masters Weightlifting Championships in Hungary that began Saturday.