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Kenny Rogers, country-pop hitmaker and crossover star, dies at 81

Kenny Rogers, the beloved country music icon whose decades of hits included "The Gambler" and "Islands in the Stream" with Dolly Parton, has died at age 81.




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Little Richard Dies: Rock ‘N Roll Pioneer And Seminal Hitmaker Was 87

Little Richard, the wild singer/pianist/songwriter who was one of rock ‘n roll’s pioneers, has died at age 87. His death was confirmed by his son, but the cause was not given. Little Richard’s catalog of hits is still performed by many bar bands to this day, and the songs were recorded by such acts as […]