Duke Davis (Ralph Cooper) has invested all his savings to back his sweetheart, Ethel (Lena Horne), in a road show over the old T.O.B.A. circuit, on which they have both been performers since childhood. Marshall (Monte Hawley), a New York talent scout, makes an offer to Ethel as a single and, to induce her to…
The Duke Is Tops (1938)
November 16, 2022
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Brazilian Singer Gal Costa Dies at 77
RIO DE JANEIRO—Singer Gal Costa, an icon in the Tropicalia and Brazilian popular music movements who enjoyed a nearly six-decade career, died on Wednesday. She was 77. Her death was confirmed by a press representative, who provided no further information. The soprano with wild curls of dark hair was best known for lending her unique…
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Judith Durham, Lead Singer of Australian Fork-Pop Band Seekers, Dies
Members of The Seekers have paid tribute to their “shining star”, Australian singer Judith Durham, who died aged 79 in Melbourne. Durham died in palliative care on Friday night after complications from a long-standing lung disease, her management said. Her bandmates – Keith Potger, Bruce Woodley and Athol Guy – said their lives had been changed forever by…
Judith Durham, Lead Singer of Australian Folk-Pop Band Seekers, Dies
Members of The Seekers have paid tribute to their “shining star”, Australian singer Judith Durham, who died aged 79 in Melbourne. Durham died in palliative care on Friday night after complications from a long-standing lung disease, her management said. Her bandmates – Keith Potger, Bruce Woodley and Athol Guy – said their lives had been changed forever by…
American Singer-Songwriter Warns of the Evils of Communism: ‘Our Civil Liberties Are God-Given’
July 19, 2022
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Singer-songwriter and human-rights activist James H. White, living in Mount Hope, New York, has been working tirelessly for the past 15-plus years to expose “the evils of communism.” White, who believes communism is “a hard fist, brutal tyranny,” has co-written, hosted, and narrated the award-winning documentary Canaries in a Cold War, which reveals how communist…
Naomi Judd, of Grammy-Winning Duo the Judds, Dies at 76
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Country Singer Jeff Carson Dies at 58: Publicist
Jeff Carson, a country singer best known for the single “Not on Your Love,” died at age 58, it was confirmed. Carson, 58, died of a heart attack at Williamson Medical Center in Franklin, Tennessee, his publicist Jeremy Westby said in a release on Saturday. Carson produced three studio albums as well as 14 singles on the…
Singer Traci Braxton of ‘Braxton Family Values’ Dies at 50
NEW YORK—Singer Traci Braxton, who was featured with her family in the reality television series “Braxton Family Values,” died at age 50 on Saturday. Her sister, Toni, and family said that Braxton died “this morning as the snow was falling.” According to reports, Traci Braxton had been fighting esophageal cancer. “Needless to say, she was…
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