A prolific and influential musician, he helped found the soul-jazz genre and became a favorite source for sampling by Dr. Dre, A Tribe Called Quest and other hip-hop performers.
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135th Rose Parade boasts floral floats, sunny skies as California tradition kicks off new year
Floral floats, marching bands and equestrian units took to the streets for hundreds of thousands of spectators on New Year’s Day.
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‘Wonka’ ends the year No. 1 at the box office, 2023 sales reach $9 billion in post-pandemic best
Ticket sales improved on 2022’s grosses but fell about $2 billion shy of pre-pandemic norms.
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The Brother Brothers plan Portland concert
The Brother Brothers will perform at 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7, at Oxbow Blending & Bottling, 40 Washington Ave. in Portland. Twins Adam and David Moss were raised in Peoria, Illinois, they started singing along with songs by The Beach Boys and Everly Brothers as toddlers. “The January Album,” their third, is due out […]
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Paula Abdul accuses ‘American Idol’ producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexual assault in lawsuit
The lawsuit filed Friday in Los Angeles also accuses Lythgoe of sexually assaulting Abdul after she left ‘American Idol’ and became a judge on Lythgoe’s other competition show ‘So You Think You Can Dance.’
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What Mainers read in 2023
Maine authors and subjects were big sellers at the state’s indie bookstores this year, including recent releases ‘Big Heart, Little Stove’ by Lost Kitchen owner Erin French and ‘Maine: A Love Story” by artist Blue Butterfield.
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Mickey Mouse will soon belong to you and me – with some caveats
U.S. law allows copyright to be held for 95 years after Congress expanded it several times during Mickey’s life.
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Jail call recording shows risk to witnesses in Tupac killing case, prosecutors say
A court filing submitted Thursday urges the judge to keep defendant Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis behind bars until trial, alleging that a list of witnesses was given to his family members.
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British actor Tom Wilkinson, known for ‘The Full Monty’ and ‘Michael Clayton’, dies at 75
Wilkinson appeared in dozens of other movies, including ‘Batman Begins,’ ‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’ and ‘Valkyrie.’
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Yet another version of Carnaval Maine coming in 2024
The winter festival has changed its locations, dates and length since it was first held in 2020, and organizers say they will announce new plans in January.