Why rock and roll stars die young
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They say rock and pop stars live life in the fast lane - and now researchers say they have proved it.
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Celebrities who fall on tough legal times can often rely on their fellow stars for support.
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They were orphans. Some of them killed. Now the entertainment industry is all over them
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Bennie Smith, a guitarist and St. Louis blues legend who played with stars like Chuck Berry and Ike and Tina Turner, died Sunday following a heart attack. He was 72.
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LOS ANGELES  - Among hardcore film fans, movie directors have become the equivalent of rock stars.
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Following the sudden death of hip-hop star Olâ Dirty Bastard, the cause of his passing has been finally revealed. The New York Medical Examinerâs Office has reported that ODB died of an accidental drug overdose.
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One of the most flamboyant characters in hip-hop, the rap artist ODB, collapsed and died in a recording studio on Saturday at the age of 35.
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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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Arts & entertainment: Ian Curtis's story has become rock legend - but his three bandmates lived through the sad reality. They tell Paul Lester about it.
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Lenny Bruce was broke when he died of a drug overdose in 1966, but the incendiary, profane comedian left a rich legacy that included a string of obscenity arrests, a durable comedic influence and a vast archive of tapes.
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Ken Lay has taken his place alongside Elvis Presley in the pantheon of people whose deaths have not been fully believed.
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Heath Ledger died like his rock idols, but he was just getting started.
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Tony Thompson, who sang with &#39;90s  R&B group Hi-Five, has died of an apparent drug overdose at the  age of 31.
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His movies weren't exactly works of art, but for the fans there was something magical about Elvis Presley on the big screen, dancing and flirting with one starlet after another. Presley has been dead nearly 30 years, but many of his on-screen girlfriends are still around &#151; and they're still ready for their close-ups.
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The King is dead--or so they say. But the assets live on. 27 years after Elvis Presley&#39;s demise was reported, the singer still sells albums and memorabilia, takin&#39; care of business to the tune of $40 million annually.
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Janet Leigh, the star of Hitchcock thriller Psycho, and the mother of Jamie Lee Curtis, has died at the age of 77. (Pic: Universal Studios).
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Singer Rick James died of a heart attack that may have been induced by nine drugs in his system, a coroner says.