South African trumpeter and jazz musician Hugh Ramopolo Masekela, who had a Number One hit with his version of “Grazing In the Grass,” died Tuesday in Johannesburg after a battle with prostate cancer. He was 78. In a post on Twitter, the Masekela family wrote: “A loving father, brother, grandfather …
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The music world was rocked Monday bythe unexpected death of the Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan at the age of 46. Following news of the singer’s death, famed producer Stephen Street, who worked with the Cranberries on their first two studio albums – 1993’s Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why …
Read More »This Senator Has Hope for Tackling Gun Violence, Even After Sandy Hook
In the aftermath of Sunday’s mass shooting in Las Vegas, Republican leaders have once again deflected calls for voting on new gun control legislation. But one of the Senate’s leading progressive voices on the issue, Chris Murphy, argues Democrats should take the long view and prepare for a battle in …
Read More »Las Vegas Shooting: At Least 59 Dead at Route 91 Music Festival
At least 58 people were killed and 500 wounded when a shooter opened fire at the Route 91 Harvest Festival, a country music festival outside Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay Sunday night. Jason Aldean was performing onstage at the time of the shooting. The shooter killed himself, according to reports, bringing …
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