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Five B.B. King Kids Visit Body Before Public; Banned from Taking his Picture
*Five of B.B. King’s adult children visited their father in private at a Las Vegas funeral home that will host a public viewing today...
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Court Allows B.B. King’s Daughters to View Body Before Public
*Some immediate B.B. King family members will have a chance to visit his body at a Las Vegas funeral home ahead of a Friday...
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B.B. King Set for Memphis Tribute before Burial in Mississippi
*The body of blues legend B.B. King will return next week to the Mississippi Delta where his life and career began.
In Memphis, Tennessee —...
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Whoopi Back on ‘The View’ After Brother’s Sudden Death (Watch)
*Whoopi Goldberg had to take a leave of absence from “The View” early last week to fly to Los Angeles and deal with a...
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We Remember: Ortheia Barnes-Kennerly … Minister, Singer Dies at 70
*(Via Detroit Free Press) - Funeral arrangements have been set for Ortheia Barnes-Kennerly, the R&B-jazz singer who became a Detroit community activist, entrepreneur and...
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Services Set for B.B. King in Las Vegas and Mississippi
*A public viewing and private service for B.B. King will be held in Las Vegas on Friday before his body will be sent home...
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We Remember: Lu Vason – Producer, Rodeo Impresario – Dies at 76
*Denver, Colorado - Friends and family are mourning the loss of Lu Vason, president and producer of the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo and creator...
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Dean at Medgar Evers College Among Dead in Amtrak Derailment
*Officials at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, N.Y., confirmed early Thursday that Derrick Griffith, dean of student affairs and enrollment management, was among the...
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Errol Brown of the Band Hot Chocolate Dies at 71
*Errol Brown, the lead singer of the band Hot Chocolate, has died in the Bahamas, his manager said Wednesday, according to the AP. He...
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‘Stand by Me’ Singer Ben E. King Dies at 76
*Ben E. King, the lead singer for the Drifters and a solo star behind such R&B classics as "Stand by Me," ''There Goes My...
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We Remember: Professional Golf Player Calvin Peete is Dead at 71
*We've lost another golfing great.
Calvin Peete died on Wednesday, April 29 at the age of 71 at a hospital in Atlanta.
Before becoming a professional...
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Percy Sledge Funeral Streaming Live from Louisiana (Link To It Here)
*Funeral services are being held in Louisiana for R&B legend Percy Sledge, the singer best known for the 1966 hit "When a Man Loves...
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‘Good Times’ Actor Alton Powers (Thelma’s Husband Keith) Dead at 64
*Actor Alton "Ben" Powers, best known for his role on the 70s CBS sitcom “Good Times” has died, reports the Associated Press. He was...
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Singer Johnny Kemp (‘Just Got Paid’) Dies after Fall
*UPDATE ...
Via RadioFacts, we've learned that an inside source on the Tom Joyner/Fantastic Voyage Cruise says Kemp was unable to board the ship during...
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Talent Agent Eury Davis Commits Suicide at 38
*Eurydice “Eury” Davis, a talent agent whose clients included “Kill the Messenger” actress Jena Sims, “Ouija” actress Claudia Katz and “Pirates of the Caribbean”...
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