Farm Aid brings stars beyond country to Louisville show
Willie Nelson hosts Farm Aid in Louisville with Steve Earle joining for My Old Friend the Blues. The Dave Matthews Band and Hootie and the Blowfish drew strong crowds as guest stars Kenny Aronoff Peter Holsapple Rodney Foster and John Mellencamp joined Nelson onstage. program to air on The Nashville Network.
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REM
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Broadcast inductees in Rock Hall debated by critics
Akron Beacon Journal television critic R D Heldenfels notes the Rock Hall's list of broadcasting inductees is thin. He cites Alan Freed and Dick Clark as true broadcasters and urges broader inclusion of radio and TV pioneers such as Casey Kasem Bruce Morrow Murray Kaufman Wolfman Jack Tom Donahue Don Cornelius and Ed Sullivan.
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Brucie” Morrow
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Jack” Smith
Guess Who
Tom Donahue
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Ed Sullivan
Rock Hall
Weekend Box Office Tops Seven Again in Los Angeles
Los Angeles AP reports the thriller Seven led the weekend box office with an estimated 124 million. Halloween The Curse of Michael Myers followed at 7.5 million and Devil In a Blue Dress opened at 5.5 million. Final tallies were to be released today.
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Thompson Branagh End Six Year Marriage
Britain's top couple Emma Thompson and Kenneth Branagh announce their separation after six years of marriage. The pair cite long separations from work and drifting apart, with the disclosure following a Mail on Sunday story quoting friends.
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Mail On Sunday
Agassi Grand Slam for Children concert draws crowd
Andre Agassi hosts a charity concert at MGM Grand Garden Las Vegas with Elton John Robin Williams Michael Bolton Wynonna Judd Kenny G and Oleta Adams drawing about 11 500 fans. The event raised over 1 million for five children’s charities and featured a preshow banquet and auction.
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Las Vegas
Elton John
Robin Williams
Michael Bolton
Wynonna Judd
Kenny G
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Brooke Shields
Wolfgang Puck
John
Tin
Andre
Clinton Receives Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Medal
Hillary Rodham Clinton was honored with the Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Medal as praise for her humanitarian work. Kate Roosevelt Whitney cited her as embodying Eleanor Roosevelt’s spirit while Pete Seeger also received the award at the Val-Kill estate ceremony.
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Kate Roosevelt Whitney
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Val-Kill
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Val-Kill Estate
Carter spends quiet 71st birthday in Plains after Africa trip
Jimmy Carter marked his 71st birthday with family in Plains, Georgia after returning from a tour of Ethiopia and Kenya on an agricultural mission with Rosalynn. He met African leaders about the Rwanda and Burundi refugee crisis, according to a Carter Center spokeswoman.
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George Jones and Tammy Wynette Celebrate George Jones Place
Country stars George Jones and Tammy Wynette share a laugh Sunday in Beaumont Texas beside Jones tour bus after a ceremony naming the block in front of the Jefferson Theater as George Jones Place. Jones first performed at the theater 51 years ago.
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Jefferson Theater
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