Jazz legend Artie Shaw dies at 94
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Bandleader and clarinetist legend Artie Shaw, famed for his recording of &quot;Begin the. Jazz clarinetist Artie Shaw, famed for his classic recordings of &quot;Begin the Beguine&quot; and
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Howard Keel, who sang and danced to stardom in the heyday of MGM musicals, died Sunday of colon cancer at his home in Palm Desert, Calif. He was 85.
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Composer Elmer Bernstein, 82, who died of undisclosed causes Aug. 18 at his home in Ojai, Calif., wrote music for more than 200 movies.
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Jazz legend Joe Zawinul, who soared to fame as one of the creators of jazz fusion and performed and recorded with Miles Davis, died early Tuesday, a hospital official said. He was 75.
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Hollywood lost one of its music legends last night with the death of Elmer Bernstein, 82, an Oscar-winning composer who wrote the scores for more than 200 films over five decades, including such classics as The Magnificent ...
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LOS ANGELES  - Elmer Bernstein, whose  eclectic film music ranged from the rousing theme of "The  Magnificent Seven" to the lighthearted score for "Thoroughly  Modern Millie," for which he won an Oscar, died Wednesday at  his home in Ojai, Calif. He was 82.
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Henri Salvador, the French crooner credited with inspiring the bossa nova, dies in Paris at the age of 90.
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Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun, who made stars of Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin, dies, aged 83.
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Oscar Peterson, who sat atop the world  of jazz piano for decades with his driving two-handed swing,  technical wizardry and rapid-fire solos, died on Sunday of  kidney failure, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp reported. He was  82.
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Oscar-winning songwriter Ray Evans, whose long collaboration with partner Jay Livingston produced such enduring standards as "Mona Lisa," "Buttons and Bows," "Silver Bells" and "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)," has died. He was 92.
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Joe Zawinul, who soared to fame as one of the creators of jazz fusion and performed and recorded with Miles Davis, died early Tuesday, a hospital official said. He was 75.
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Roy Scheider, best known for his role as a small town police chief in the hit film thriller "Jaws" and his portrait of famed choreographer Bob Fosse in the biopic "All That Jazz," died on Sunday at age 75.
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Former big band leader Artie Shaw is among seven artists who have been named National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters.
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LOS ANGELES  - Anita O'Day, the last of the great jazz singers spawned by the swing era, died Thursday of cardiac arrest in Los Angeles. She was 87.
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Oscar Peterson, whose early talent, speedy fingers and musical genius made him one of the world's best known jazz pianists, has died. He was 82.
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Rock-and-roll pioneer Ike Turner  died of a cocaine overdose, the San Diego County medical  examiner said on Wednesday.
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LOS ANGELES  &#151; Herman Brix, the Olympic shot putter who played Tarzan in a 1935 movie, has died. He was 100.