Stevie Nicks Delays LA Concerts for Bronchitis Treatment
Severe bronchitis forces Stevie Nicks to postpone two shows on the Trouble in Shangri-La Tour. The former Fleetwood Mac singer will undergo tests in Los Angeles and aims to return Saturday for a Las Vegas concert if medications work. The two Los Angeles performances will be rescheduled.
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Las Vegas
Shania Twain Welcomes First Child Eja From Aug 12 Birth
Publicist for Shania Twain confirms the country star and producer-husband Matt Lange welcomed their first child, a son named Eja pronounced Asia, born August 12. The couple has been married since 1993 and the baby marks their first child.
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Eja
Asia
Twain
Matt Lange
Tony Danza to host Miss America pageant broadcast
Tony Danza will host the 81st Miss America Pageant set for Sept 22 on ABC, replacing Donny and Marie Osmond as co hosts. Bryant Gumbel and his wife finalized their divorce after a four year dispute with allegations of mistresses and financial strain. Details of the settlement were sealed and the couple share two grown children. Bryant Gumbel had previously paid emergency relief and expenses totaling thousands per month.
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ABC
Danza
Donny
Marie Osmond
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Gumbel
June Gumbel
Bono pays tribute to father at London concert
U2 lead singer Bono mourned his 75 year old father Bob Hewson who died of cancer. He thanked his late father for the voice he inherited and performed hours after the funeral, saying Hewson was a fine tenor and would have been proud.
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Bono
London
Bob Hewson
Notable historical executions and deaths in 1920s and 1989
This history column highlights the 1927 execution of Italian anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti in Boston after a 1920 robbery, Rudolph Valentino's 1926 death in New York, Alexander Godunov's 1979 defection during a Bolshoi tour in New York, and the 1989 Bensonhurst killing of Yusuf Hawkins that sparked racial tensions in New York City.
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New York City
Yusuf Hawkins
Bensonhurst
Brooklyn
Birthdays mark Queen Noor and noted stars
Queen Noor of Jordan turns 50 while Barbara Eden is 67 and Richard Sanders 61. Antonia Novello 57 and Shelley Long 52 celebrate birthdays alongside Rick Springfield 52 and Woody Paul 52 of Riders in the Sky. Queen Noor
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Jordan
Barbara Eden
Richard Sanders
Antonia Novello
Shelley Long
Rick Springfield
Woody Paul
Coming morrow ministers in small-town congregations
Ministering to small-town congregations has rewards and challenges. Pastors can enjoy closer relationships in a small church but face fewer resources and risks from population losses. Read about area ministers in Friday's Religion section.
Summer concert tickets see 12.3 percent drop in North America
Major tours report 2 million fewer tickets sold this summer as ticket prices and extra charges rise. Pollstar notes Internet fees and service charges push costs higher while artists and venues retain power over pricing, with top acts charging premium prices.
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Gary Bongiovanni
Pollstar
Bongiovanni
Rod Stewart
Backstreet Boys
New Jersey
Continental Arena
Janet Jackson
Madison Square Garden
Jackson
UPS
TicketMaster
Larry Solters
Hackensack
Solters
Pink Floyd
The
Rolling Stones
Frank Sinatra
HBO to air Madonna live concert on HBO this Sunday
HBO offers a front row seat as Madonna’s Live! Drowned World Tour premieres live at 8 p.m. CDT Sunday on Sunflower Broadband channel 29. Nancy Geller praises Madonna as an ideal HBO partner, noting her control and the network’s support for marketing and promotion. The production will bring about 100 crew to Detroit with 22 cameras and a rail cam for dynamic visuals, aiming for a mega arena broadcast.
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HBO
Sunflower
Nancy Geller
Geller
Detroit
Ority
Marty Callner
Palace
Pistons
Jeffren
Corey
Whitney Houston
Janet Jackson
Paul Simon
Bette Midler
Garth Brooks
Cher
Madison Square Garden
Bruce Springsteen
Britney Spears
Las Vegas
Sunrise
Fla
Survivor winner Richard Hatch charged with assault
Former Survivor winner Richard Hatch pleaded innocent to domestic assault after allegedly pushing a former partner trying to force entry to his Middletown home. Hatch turned himself in at Newport County Courthouse seeking a restraining order against Glenn Boyanowski and was released on personal recognizance.
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Richard Hatch
Hatch
Newport County
Glenn Boganowski
Christopher Behan
Boyano
Behan
Middletown
Boganowski
Richard
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