British jazz singer George Melly dies at 80
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British jazz singer and author George Melly died on Thursday at the age of 80, his wife Diana said in a statement.
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Actress Pat Kirkwood, once a star of British musical theater, has died, a close family friend said Wednesday. She was 86.
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George Melly, the larger-than-life jazz star, has died at his home in London at the age of 80, his wife said Thursday.
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Ossie Davis, whose rich baritone and elegant, unshakable bearing made him a giant of the stage, screen and the civil rights movement &#151; often in tandem with his wife, Ruby Dee &#151; has died. He was 87.
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Saxophonist Boots Randolph, best known for playing Benny Hill's signature theme tune Yakety Sax, dies aged 80.
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US soul legend Ike Turner, former husband and musical partner of Tina Turner, dies at the age of 76.
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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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Director Gerard Oury, a cultural icon of France whose decades-old comedies remain hits today, has died, local officials at his Riviera home said Thursday. He was 87.
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Malcolm Arnold, the British composer who  won an Oscar for the musical score to the film "The Bridge on  the River Kwai," has died after a brief illness.
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The death is confirmed of the leading Welsh artist, Sir Kyffin Williams, at the age of 88.
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Rod Allen, lead singer of the Fortunes, dies aged 63 after battling liver cancer, it has been announced.
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Georgia Gibbs, a versatile singer who starred on the popular show "Your Hit Parade" and reached the top of the charts in the 1950s with covers of songs by black artists, has died. She was 87.
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English film score composer Sir Malcolm Arnold dies in hospital after a brief illness at the age of 84.
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Artie Shaw, the famed bandleader of the 1930s swing era, has died at home today at the age of 94. His attorney says Shaw died of natural causes, and had been ill for some time.
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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, has died, a  friend of the musician said on Monday. He was 82.
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Sir Malcolm Arnold, the first British composer to win an Academy Award, died Saturday at the age of 84 after a short illness, his companion said.
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Veteran Hong Kong entertainer Lydia Shum died Tuesday aged 60 after a battle with liver cancer, her employer and local media said.