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Ozzy Osbourne, godfather of heavy metal, dies at 76

Ozzy Osbourne, the gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became the throaty, growling voice — and drug-and-alcohol ravaged id — of heavy metal, died Tuesday, just weeks after his farewell show. He was 76. "It is with more sadness than mere words can ...

Kind of Blues to play in Norway

NORWAY — This week, Music in the Park will welcome a seasoned group of performers who are no stranger to the series as the Kind of Blues Band presents the seventh concert of the summer. The free summertime music series continue at 7 p.m. Thursday at the band shell in downtown Norway. Kind of ...

Oscar-winning lyricist Bergman dies at 99

Alan Bergman, the Oscar-winning lyricist who teamed with his wife, Marilyn, for an enduring and loving partnership that produced such old-fashioned hits as "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?," "It Might Be You" and the classic "The Way We Were," has died at 99. Bergman died late Thursday at ...

Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ is canceled, will end in May

NEW YORK (AP) — CBS is canceling "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" next May, shuttering a decades-old TV institution in a changing media landscape and removing from air one of President Donald Trump's most prominent and persistent late-night critics. CBS said "Late Show" was canceled for ...

Discovery ‘Shark Week’ starts with some dancing

NEW YORK (AP) — Fifty years ago, "Jaws" unlocked dread in millions about man-eating sharks. This summer, that fear may be somewhat reduced as they become contestants on a TV dance show. Former "Dancing With the Stars" host Tom Bergeron steps up for a marketing masterstroke by Discovery ...

Connie Francis dies at 87

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and '60s whose hits included "Pretty Little Baby" and "Who's Sorry Now?" — the latter would serve as an ironic title for a personal life filled with heartbreak and tragedy — has died at age 87. Radio DJ Bruce "Cousin ...