His 1965 debut album ‘Lightfoot!’ ushered in a new folk voice.
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Aerosmith announces farewell tour, including hometown Boston date, in September
The 40-date run of shows, which includes a stop in the band’s hometown of Boston on New Year’s Eve, will end Jan. 26 in Montreal.
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‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ hits $1 billion, is No. 1 for 4 weeks
The Nintendo video game adaptation dominated April in theaters, smashing records along the way.
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USM guitar teacher scores big, as Buffalo orchestra premieres his concerto
As an artist lecturer at the Osher School of Music, José Manuel Lezcano balances teaching, performing and composing.
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Andy Warhol portrait of OJ Simpson goes on auction block
The portrait is billed by the auction house as a work that brings together two of the most recognizable names of the 20th century.
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Fox ratings tumble in Tucker Carlson slot after his firing
In the wake of Carlson’s firing, viewing at the conservative network Newsmax has shot up for Eric Bolling, who hosts a show in the same 8 p.m. Eastern slot.
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Jerry Springer, politician-turned-TV ringmaster, dies at 79
Jerry Springer, the former Cincinnati mayor and news anchor whose namesake TV show unleashed strippers, homewreckers and skinheads to brawl and spew obscenities on weekday afternoons, has died.
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Freddie Mercury’s eclectic collection of ‘clutter’ for sale
Even hand-written working lyrics to ‘We Are the Champions’ and ‘Killer Queen’ will be auctioned in September.
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Meryl Streep wins Spain’s Princess of Asturias award
Other past winners include English director Peter Brook, and American directors Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola.
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Harry Belafonte, civil rights activist and entertainer, dies at 96
With his glowing, handsome face and silky-husky voice, Belafonte was one of the first Black performers to gain a wide following on film and to sell a million records as a singer.