Songwriter wrongly reported dead
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A hit 1960s songwriter was wrongly reported dead after the death of a man who claimed authorship.
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HARTFORD, Conn. &#151; Withhold BC-Obit-Vance, an obituary that is also included in BC-Deaths. It is unclear that Paul F. Van Valkenburgh, who died Sept. 6 in Ormand Beach, Fla., wrote songs under the name Paul Vance.
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The finest journalist ever to get fired for telling the truth is dead at age 49. The official cause of death on the death certificate will be suicide. But, as we shall see, he had much help getting to that point. The story of the life and death of Gary Webb says much about the state of American politics and what passes as "journalism" in today's America.
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Rhythm and blues singer Bill Pinkney, the last surviving member of The Drifters, was found dead in his hotel just hours before he was due to perform in a July 4 celebration, police said on Thursday.
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Rhythm and blues singer Bill Pinkney,  the last surviving member of The Drifters, was found dead in  his hotel just hours before he was due to perform in a July 4  celebration, police said on Thursday.
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Rumors about the death of the American musical are greatly exaggerated.
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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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Rock producer Phil Spector told police that he accidentally shot dead B-movie actress Lana Clarkson, an account that contradicts his later claim that she committed suicide, grand jury transcripts show.
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Legendary radio presenter and DJ, John Peel, died suddenly yesterday while on a working holiday in Peru. He suffered a massive heart attack.
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Rapper Ol&#39; Dirty Bastard, real name Russell Jones, collapsed and died suddenly in a Manhattan recording studio yesterday (13th November), aged just 35.
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A piece of software used by Apple's iTunes has accidentally sparked a scandal in the classical music world -- and cast a shadow on the reputation of an obscure, deceased British pianist now accused of plagiarism.
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VANCOUVER (CP) - The mystery surrounding the reported death last week of a Canadian in war-torn Chechnya deepened Friday with word another B.C. man with him apparently is missing.
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R&B singer Gerald Levert was killed by an accidental mixture of drugs, a coroner's report says.
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Investigators blame overdose for death of the blues legend in his California home last month
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The album&#39;s obituary was written  prematurely, a point made quite clear by the arrivals of new  ones by Kanye West, 50 Cent and Kenny Chesney.
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You can't play in our gang, our gang, our gang Bloggers have expressed outrage after a singer-songwriter who won fame through YouTube turned out to be professionally backed.â¦
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At least four people have died during a frenzied attack by a gunman at a gig by metal band Damageplan in Columbus, Ohio. Among the dead is thought to be Damageplan and ex-Pantera guitarist âDimebagâ Darrell Abbot.