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Baltimore's Red Devils Help Breast Cancer Patients

Two breast cancer survivors are giving back the support they received after they were diagnosed with the disease.

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Related Topix: The Red Devils, Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer, Baltimore Metro, Taneytown, MD

Thu Jul 02, 2009

WNBC New York Channel 4

Access Exclusive: Rumer Willis Headed To '90210'

Rumer Willis is set to guest star on "90210," Access Hollywood can exclusively reveal.

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Related Topix: 90210, Entertainment, Television, Bruce Willis

Nafferton Today

Burton Agnes Jazz

THE Yorkshire Wolds is hardly a hot bed of jazz music but for one weekend only a small corner of this tranquil part of the world will be transformed into just that.

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Related Topix: Jazz & Blues, Jazz, Blues

The Mississippi Press

Performers named for Delta blues festival

GREENVILLE, Miss. - Blues performers Bobby Rush, Charlie Musselwhite and Shirley Brown will headline the 32nd Annual Mississippi Delta Blues and Heritage Festival on Sept.

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Related Topix: Greenville, MS, Bobby Rush, Charlie Musselwhite, T-Model Ford, Washington County, MS

The Age

James Cameron The old world charms of bespoke and custom-made...

Maybe it's the romantic in me, and probably why I tend to gravitate towards the old world charms of bespoke and custom-made pieces, but I just love a story.

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Related Topix: Crime Movies, Pulp Fiction, Drama Movies, Christopher Walken, Bruce Willis

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Modesto Bee

A Blues Party

Bands played throughout the day on two stages as the Modesto Blues Festival came to town Saturday.

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Related Topix: Blues, Modesto, CA, Modesto Metro, Mofo Party Band

Financial Times

Blues legend with a sting of realism

BB King is entitled to reminisce, remind us of past glories and play on his age.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, B.B. King

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Lancashire Telegraph

Colne Rhythm and Blues Festival line-up announced

AROUND 30,000 blues aficionados are expected to descend on Colne for the town's 20th and biggest ever Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival.

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Related Topix: Lancashire County, England, United Kingdom, Blues, King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys

Mon Jun 29, 2009

Hampton Roads, Virginia, news, sports...

Financial help for women with breast cancer

After more than a year juggling the family finances to handle the expense of battling breast cancer, Ronda Badiang was surprised a few months back when she found she was unable to pay a $1,000 deductible for her treatment.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer, The Red Devils, Maryland

KCBA

Musicians At The Blues Festival Remember Michael Jackson

Monterey, Calif- At the Monterey Blues Festival bands were playing on stage while people danced.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson, Eric Bibb, Blues

Sun Jun 28, 2009

WJLA

Folklife Concert to Honor Retiring Director

The Smithsonian is honoring the retiring director of the Folklife Festival with a special concert Saturday night featuring acoustic blues and Cajun music.

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Related Topix: Corey Harris, Beausoleil, Ethnic

KIDK-TV Idaho Falls

Bruce Willis proposes Idaho airfield for jets

There's a lot of discussion now about possible relocation of the existing airfield in Hailey for commercial jets and general aviation.

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Related Topix: Bruce Willis, Sun Valley, ID, Hailey, ID, Flying, Life, Hobbies, Camas County, ID

Sat Jun 27, 2009

Gulf Times

Minor fire at Mumbai's Taj Mahal hotel

A minor fire broke out yesterday in the heritage building of the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel in Mumbai due to a short circuit.

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Related Topix: Fire, Taj Mahal

WisInfo

Sheboygan band taking the blues to Summerfest

As a teenager, Michael Lee Ammons signed up for harmonica lessons because he wanted to learn to play a small instrument that traveled well during his frequent camping trips in the Wisconsin woods.

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Related Topix: Sheboygan Metro, Sheboygan, WI, Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, Charlie Patton, Blind Lemon Jefferson

Metromix Jackson

Baretta's Blues

The North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic celebrates its fourth year with a lineup that celebrates the legacy of local blues legends including R.L. Burnside, Junior Kimbrough and Othar Turner.

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Related Topix: Mississippi, R.L. Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, Potts Camp, MS, Marshall County, MS, North Mississippi Allstars, Music, Entertainment

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Q104.5

On The Road Again - Canned Heat

A hard-luck blues band of the '60s, Canned Heat was founded by blues historians and record collectors Alan Wilson and Bob Hite.

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Magic 96.5

Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton

By the time Eric Clapton launched his solo career with the release of his self-titled debut album in mid-1970, he was long established as one of the world's major rock stars due to his group affiliations -- the Yardbirds, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Cream, and Blind Faith -- which had demonstrated his claim to being the best rock guitarist of his ...

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

www.oregonlive.com | 12 Bars of Fate

Candye Kane: Celebrating herself by belting the blues

Everything about Candye Kane is just a little larger than life. Her sassy, brassy voice is bigger than the national debt.

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Related Topix: Candye Kane, Pancreatic Cancer, Health, Oceanside, CA

Chico Enterprise-Record

Music preview: Elvin Bishop's blues roll on at Sierra Nevada Big Room

If you've reached a certain age, you might recall the first time you laid eyes on Elvin Bishop's picture adorning that landmark 1965 album with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, a legendary assemblage of talent that included Butterfield and the extraordinary Michael Bloomfield.

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Related Topix: Elvin Bishop, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Blues Band, Michael Bloomfield, Entertainment

WFAA-TV Dallas

Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood deliver satisfying concert

That halfhearted gripe about what was not played actually highlighted so much of what made the Clapton-Winwood concert so satisfying: its sheer unpredictability.

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Related Topix: Eric Clapton, Classic-Rock, Blind Faith

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