Ring of Fire hit co-writer dies
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Merle Kilgore, co-writer of the hit song Ring of Fire, dies of congestive heart failure at the age of 70.
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Terry Melcher, a record producer and songwriter who aided the careers of Ry Cooder, the Byrds and the Beach Boys, has died, his publicist announced Saturday. He was 62.
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Songwriter Ben Weisman, who helped compose almost 60 songs for Elvis Presley, dies at the age of 85.
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Radio host Mike Dickin was killed earlier this week shortly after he was involved in a six car pile-up in Britain's Cornwall region.  The former Radio 4 host, who was born in 1935, had been traveling on Britain's A30 roadway Monday when the deadly crash occurred, the BBC reported.
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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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Russell T. Jones, the rap artist known as ODB, collapsed and died yesterday at a recording studio in Manhattan, the police said. Mr.
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Composer Cy Coleman, who wrote the  musical "Sweet Charity" and whose songs included such Frank  Sinatra classics as "Witchcraft," "Big Spender" and "The Best  is Yet to Come," has died at the age 75, associates said on  Friday.
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THE legendary country music guitarist Hank Garland, who recorded with Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline and Roy Orbison, has died in Florida, US media reported today.
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Legendary rock drummer and Hall of Fame  inductee Jim Capaldi died on Friday after a brief fight with  stomach cancer, his publicist said.
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Tributes have started pouring in for the late rapper OLâ DIRTY BASTARD, who died after collapsing in a NEW YORK recording studio on Saturday (November 13).
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A funeral was held for 23 year old Damageplan fan Nathan Bray on Saturday. He was one of four people who died after killer Nathan Gale opened fire at a Damageplan concert in Columbus, Ohio
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Russell Jones, a rap musician better known as ODB and a co-founder of the group Wu-Tang Clan, collapsed and died in a recording studio yesterday at age 35, the Associated Press reported.
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Robert Altman, the caustic and irreverent satirist behind "M-A-S-H," "Nashville" and "The Player" who made a career out of bucking Hollywood management and story conventions, died at a Los Angeles Hospital, his Sandcastle 5 Productions Company said Tuesday. He was 81.
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Rapper ODB, also known as Russell Jones, collapsed and died Saturday in a New York City recording studio at age 35. Police said there was no evidence of foul play and the city medical examiner will determine the cause of death.
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Sir John Harvey-Jones, the outspoken former boss of the chemical giant ICI and TV business guru, died yesterday aged 83.
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LOS ANGELES - Divorce lawyer Marvin M. Mitchelson, who worked on high-profile, big-money marital disputes involving scores of Hollywood stars, has died...
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Like the rest of the world, we were shocked to learn that Russell Jones, the rapper best known to the world as Ol&#39; Dirty Bastard, died suddenly on Saturday (November 13) afternoon.