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Toby Keith Says Oklahoma Hometown is 'Resilient'

Associated Press | May 22, 2013

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Tornadoes are a part of life in Moore, Oklahoma, something country star Toby Keith was reminded of when a deadly, devastating one leveled parts of his hometown on Monday. "It's happened so many times through my life, I've been in so many," Keith said in a phone interview Tuesday. "During my life, probably on average every four or five years, you probably have one that's devastating. ... It affects you, somebody you know, every time." This time it affected his sister, Tonni. Keith flew out of the Moore area at about noon Monday and said the gathering clouds on the western horizon gave him a bad feeling. After he ar... more

Founding Member of The Doors Dies at 74

Associated Press | May 22, 2013

Ray Manzarek, a founding member of The Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complimented Jim Morrison's gloomy baritone and helped set the mood for some of rock's most enduring songs, has died. He was 74. Manzarek died Monday in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded by his family, said publicist Heidi Robinson-Fitzgerald. Robinson-Fitzgerald said his manager, Tom Vitorino, confirmed Manzarek died after being stricken by bile duct cancer. The Doors' original lineup, which also included drummer John Densmore and guitarist Robbie Krieger, was only together for a few years. But the band has retained a large and obsessive following dec... more

Astronaut Exits Space Station With Music Video

Associated Press | May 14, 2013

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In a high-flying, perfectly pitched first, an astronaut on the International Space Station is bowing out of orbit with a musical video: his own custom version of David Bowie's "Space Oddity." It's believed to be the first music video made in space, according to NASA. Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield's personalized rendition of "Space Oddity" was posted on YouTube on Sunday, one day before his departure from the orbiting lab. He's wrapping up a five-month mission that began last December. He returned aboard a Russian Soyuz capsule, along with American Thomas Marshburn and Russian Roman Romanenko, late Monday to Ka... more

Lt. Dan Band’s 'Tribute to the Troops'

Military.com | May 13, 2013

Among the military community actor Gary Sinise is as well known for his support as he is for his role as Lieutenant Dan in the hit movie "Forrest Gump." Sinise is also a musician who plays bass guitar in the Lt.Dan Band, a group he founded with Kimo Williams in 2004. They started touring with the USO, and the reaction they got from crowds convinced them to keep at it – a challenge considering Sinise’s busy acting schedule. Now the band performs upwards of 40 times per year, focusing mostly on benefit or charity events. On May 11 the Lt. Dan Band played at the nTelos Wireless Pavilion in Portsmouth, VA. The concert, hosted by the Gary Sin... more

Bill Clinton Tried to Broker Led Zeppelin Reunion

Associated Press | May 08, 2013

NEW YORK - It's a diplomatic failure at the highest level: Bill Clinton couldn't get Led Zeppelin to reunite. The CBS "60 Minutes Overtime" webcast reported Monday that the former president was enlisted to ask the British rock gods to get back together last year for the Superstorm Sandy benefit concert in New York City. He asked, they said no. David Saltzman of the Robin Hood Foundation says he and film executive Harvey Weinstein flew to Washington to ask Clinton to make the plea. Led Zeppelin's surviving members Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page were in Washington just before the Sandy concert for the Kennedy Center Honors. ... more

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