Melinda Wilson had been the primary caregiver for the singer and musical innovator, who has dementia.
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Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Man who wrote famous Marden’s jingle back in the 1980s dies
Ed Boucher was co-founder of the Pal Hop dances and recorded his first record in 1961, squeezing his bandmates from the Royal Knights into the back of Maurice’s Music Mart in downtown Lewiston.
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Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
TV Series Review: ‘Sugar’ is good stuff, and fun to watch, J.P. Devine writes
Sugar … “Olivia” Well, here he is. Colin Farrell fresh out of Ireland and with no accent at all (mostly just a hint of San Fernando Valley). He’s here in a new tailored suit on the street driving a sleek convertible he had hidden in a friend’s (handler’s?) garage. She is Ruby (Kirby), who comes […]
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On Music: Damn Tall Buildings not just another bluegrass band, think neograss folks
It seems that recently I’ve been enamored by groups that work on the outer fringes of genres, The Kitchen Dwellers springs to mind, so it’s not surprising that a new-to-me act called Damn Tall Buildings caught my attention and led me to requesting an interview. This trio is made up of Sasha Dubyk (upright bass […]
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Maine Catholics celebrate installment of 13th bishop of Portland
James T. Ruggieri was ordained Tuesday as the 13th bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland.
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Scientists are learning the basic building blocks of sperm whale language after years of effort
They now think there are sets of clicks that make up a ‘phonetic alphabet’ that the whales can use to build communication.
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Police investigating shooting outside Drake’s mansion
A security guard was severely wounded.
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Her ‘American Idol’ run has ended, but ‘it’s just the beginning’ for Julia Gagnon
The 22-year-old from Cumberland was voted out of the competition Sunday but will keep singing and could perform once more on the show on May 19.
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With help from AI, Randy Travis got his voice back. Here’s how
‘Where That Came From,’ released Friday, is a rich acoustic ballad amplified by Travis’ immediately recognizable, soulful vocal tone.
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Cumberland singer Julia Gagnon’s ‘American Idol’ journey ends
Gagnon sang songs by The B-52’s and Adele, but fell short of votes to propel her into the top 5 Sunday night.