Tokens singer Hank Medress dies
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Hank Medress, the vocalist on The Tokens' hit The Lion Sleeps Tonight, dies of lung cancer at the age of 68.
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Charlie Bell, the straight-talking former head of fast-food giant McDonald's, dies of cancer aged 44.
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Parren J. Mitchell, a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus and a champion of civil rights, has died, Greater Baltimore Medical Center said Tuesday.
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Fred Ebb, who wrote the lyrics to  Broadway musical hits including "Cabaret" and "Chicago" and the  words to the Big Apple anthem, "New York, New York," died on  Saturday after a heart attack, his agent said.
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LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson has gone from the King of Pop to the King of Pay Up. The scandal-scarred singer has been sued for the second time in a week by someone claiming he failed to fork over money he owes.
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Television entertainer Johnny Carson  has died of emphysema at age 79, the NBC television network  reported on its Web site Sunday.
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The Grand Ole Opry lost one of its most unique members with the Sept. 19 passing of Skeeter Davis.
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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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Damageplan guitarist &quot;Dimebag&quot; Darrell Abbott, who was shot to death during a performance at an Ohio nightclub Wednesday night, was in Corpus Christi about a month ago with
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Dr. Judah Folkman, a giant of cancer  research who discovered that tumors generate a network of tiny  blood vessels to nourish themselves, has died at the age of 74,  Harvard Medical School said on Tuesday.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Randy Hubbard Parker, the son of Simone G. Parker and rap star KRS-One, was found dead in his Atlanta apartment this past weekend. The Fulton County Atlanta Medical Center lists the cause of death as a suicide. He was 23.
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Hilly Kristal, whose dank Bowery rock club CBGB served as the birthplace of the punk rock movement and a launching pad for bands like the Ramones, Blondie and the Talking Heads, has died. He was 75.
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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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NASHVILLE, Tenn.  - Country music singer and  songwriter Roy Drusky, a member of the Grand Ole Opry for 46  years, has died after a lengthy battle with emphysema, the  Highland Manor Nursing Home said on Friday.
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Former Pantera guitarist ``Dimebag&#39;&#39; Darrell Abbott and three other people died when a gunman charged on stage during a performance by Abbott&#39;s new band Damageplan at an Ohio nightclub, officials said.
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Legendary country, rock and jazz guitarist Hank Garland, who performed with Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers, Roy Orbison, Patsy Cline, Charlie Parker and many others, has died at the age of 74.
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Skeeter Davis, a veteran of the Grand Ole Opry, died Sunday (Sept. 19) at Nashville's St. Thomas Hospital. She was 73.