'Daydream Believer' songwriter dies
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John Stewart, who wrote the Monkees' hit "Daydream Believer" and became a well-known figure in the 1960s folk music revival as a member of The Kingston Trio, has died, according to the band's Web site. He was 68.
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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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Arthur Lee, the eccentric singer-guitarist and driving force   behind the 1960s' cult psychedelic rock band Love, has died. He was 61.
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The Pogues singer Shane MacGowan, whose Christmas song "Fairytale of New York" remains a classic hit, told a newspaper he never thought he would live to celebrate his 50th birthday Tuesday.
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Frankie Laine, the full-voiced singer who became one of the most popular entertainers of the 1950s with such hits as "I Believe," "Jezebel" and the theme to the TV Western "Rawhide," died on Tuesday at 93.
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Laura Branigan, best known for her mega hit âGloriaâ, has died in her sleep of a reported brain aneurysm. The singer was discovered dead on Thursday.
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NASHVILLE, Tennessee  - U.S. country singer Porter Wagoner, lanky Grand Ole Opry star whose flashy Nudie rhinestone suits dazzled fans when he sang with rising new performer Dolly Parton in the 60s, died on Sunday from lung cancer, said his publicity agent, Darlene Bieber. He was 80.
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Tributes are  paid to the Irish singer Joe Dolan who died from a suspected brain haemorrhage in Dublin.
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Songwriter Ray Evans, who was behind standards such as Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera), dies at 92.
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Anita O'Day, whose sassy renditions of "Honeysuckle Rose," "Sweet Georgia Brown" and other song standards that made her one of the most respected jazz vocalists of the 1940s and '50s, has died. She was 87.
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Fred Ebb, who penned the lyrics for Broadway hits   Cabaret and Chicago, as well as the Big Apple anthem, "New   York, New York," died Saturday in a New York hospital after suffering a   heart attack.
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Hank Garland, the guitarist whose career included work with Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers, Roy Orbison and Patsy Cline, has died.
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American jazz singer Anita O'Day, a star of the Big Band era, dies in Los Angeles at the age of 87.
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Guitarist Hank Garland, who worked with Elvis Presley and Roy Orbison, dies at the age of 74.
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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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Fred Ebb, the lyricist who wrote Chicago and the classic song New York, New York, dies of a heart attack.
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NEW YORK - Laura Branigan, a Grammy-nominated pop singer best known for her 1982 platinum hit "Gloria," has died. She was 47...