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Rocker Leon Russell dies in Nashville

Edit Springfield News-Sun 13 Nov 2016
Leon Russell, who sang, wrote and produced some of rock 'n' roll's top records, has died. He was 74. An email from Leon Russell Records to The Associated Press says Russell died in Nashville on Saturday night ... He had been planning on resuming touring in January, the email said ... He also played guitar and bass ... "It's cyclical, like fashion ... He relocated to Los Angeles in 1959, where he became known as a top musician, and later to Nashville ... ....

Rocker Leon Russell dies in Nashville at age 74

Edit The Miami Herald 13 Nov 2016
Leon Russell, who sang, wrote and produced some of rock ‘n' roll’s top records, has died. He was 74. An email from Leon Russell Records to The Associated Press says Russell died in Nashville on Saturday night ... He had been planning on resuming touring in January, the email said ... “It’s cyclical, like fashion ... “There are new things, like rap ... He relocated to Los Angeles in 1959, where he became known as a top musician, and later to Nashville....

Rocker Leon Russell dead at 74

Edit Toronto Sun 13 Nov 2016
NASHVILLE — Leon Russell, who sang, wrote and produced some of rock ’n’ roll’s top records, has died. He was 74 ... Russell had heart bypass surgery in July and was recovering from that at the time of his death. He had been planning on resuming touring in January, the email said ... He also played guitar and bass ... He relocated to Los Angeles in 1959, where he became known as a top musician, and later to Nashville ... ....

Musician Leon Russell dies at 74

Edit Arkansas Online 13 Nov 2016
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Leon Russell, who performed, sang and produced some of rock 'n' roll's top records, has died. He was 74. An email from Leon Russell Records to The Associated Press says Russell died Sunday in Nashville ... He had been planning on resuming touring in January, the email said ... Tambourine Man." He also played guitar and bass ... He relocated to Los Angeles in 1959, where he became known as a top musician, and later to Nashville ... ....

Classical picks: The comfort of Barber's 'Knoxville'; YNS does Bruckner

Edit Philadelphia Daily News 13 Nov 2016
Sound Nation. If any art finds, through tone, a higher ideal for the goodness of America than Barber's Knoxville. Summer of 1915, it's hard to know what it would be ... But in a 1959 recording with conductor Thomas Schippers, Leontyne Price has a searching edge of humanity that seems particularly apt right about now ... ....

Buying peace? Chinese money brings growth to Tibet

Edit Deccan Chronicle 13 Nov 2016
Lhasa ... ‘Chinese colony’ ... Grievances she cited include the forced settlement of nomads, natural resources exploitation, the emphasis on Chinese-language education, and bans on photos of the Dalai Lama -- who fled to India after a failed uprising in 1959 but is still revered by many Tibetans ... Without this man, who abolished serfdom in 1959 in Tibet, we wouldn’t be living as well as we are today,” he explained ... ....

The Golf Blog: Alex Noren celebrates 4th victory with champagne

Edit The Golf Blog 13 Nov 2016
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The Golf Blog: President-elect Donald Trump, is he really a 3 handicap? Golf swing analysis video.

Edit The Golf Blog 13 Nov 2016
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Robert Vaughn | Actor, 'U.N.C.L.E.' star, 83

Edit Philadelphia Daily News 13 Nov 2016
Robert Vaughn, 83, the debonair, Oscar-nominated actor whose many film roles were eclipsed by his hugely popular turn in television's The Man From U.N.C.L.E., died Friday after a brief battle with acute leukemia, according to his manager, Matthew Sullivan. The Man From U.N.C.L.E ... Robert Vaughn. Mr ... Mr ... Before U.N.C.L.E ... Vaughn made his mark in movies, earning an Oscar nomination in 1959 for his supporting role in The Young Philadelphians ... ....

Chess pieces of history: Board in 1972 battle up for auction

Edit Yahoo Daily News 13 Nov 2016
NEW YORK (AP) — The historic 1972 title chess match between American Bobby Fischer and the defending Soviet champ, Boris Spassky, was as much about Cold War politics as it was about pawns and bishops ... Fischer and Spassky used the board in games 7 through 21 at the world championship in Reykjavik, Iceland ... ... And that is the kind of thing we are doing ... Also in the sale is a set of 1959-1960 Bobby Fischer handwritten U.S ... ....

Cats on trains, stairs on planes, and Airbnb questions

Edit Detroit Free Press 13 Nov 2016
Dogs and cats are allowed on the train, as long as they fit under your seat.(Photo. Michael Pettigrew). Dear Traveler. Can I bring my cat on the train with me from Chicago to Detroit when I come home for Thanksgiving? — Meow. Dear Meow. Yes. Amtrak changed its rules earlier this year to allow pets on its Michigan trains. Dogs and cats 20 pounds and under are allowed ... For more, see www.amtrak.com ... The first jet bridge was used in 1959 ... ....

San Jose elected leaders and administrators divided on minimum wage hike

Edit The Mercury News 13 Nov 2016
But council members Magdalena Carrasco, Raul Peralez, Ash Kalra and Donald Rocha want to see it raised six months earlier — on January 1, 2019 ... But that recommendation didn’t specify when in 2019 to raise the wage floor, and advocates say other cities will hit $15 in January — leaving San Jose behind ... $12 in January 1, 2017 $15 by January 1, 2019 No exemptions....

Boris Johnson 'wins Brexiteer battle over country residence'

Edit Belfast Telegraph 13 Nov 2016
Boris Johnson appears to have won a Cabinet tussle over the lavish grace and favour country mansion dubbed "Brexit Towers" ... Share Go To ... But a Government spokesman insisted. " All three secretaries of state have the use of Chevening, as the Prime Minister has made clear." ... The Chevening Estate Act of 1959 says the PM decides the " nominated person" to occupy the 17th Century mansion ... ....
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