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Eddie Van Halen, Guitar Hero, Dies At 65

The namesake of rock band Van Halen dazzled a generation of guitar fans with his flashy solos and trademark finger tapping.

October 06, 2020
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  • Stephen Thompson
GPB News NPR

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Infectious Diseases Doctor Remembers Her Father, Who Died Of COVID-19

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Brigham and Women's Hospital infectious diseases physician Sigal Yawetz about her father's death in a busy parking garage repurposed as a COVID-19 unit.

October 04, 2020
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National Baseball Hall of Famer Bob Gibson arrives for an induction ceremony at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown, N.Y., in 2017. Gibson died Friday at 84.

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Hall Of Fame Pitcher Bob Gibson Dies At 84

Two-time Cy Young winner Bob Gibson pitched with the St. Louis Cardinals for 17 years, leading the team to two World Series wins. He died about a year after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

October 03, 2020
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  • Matthew S. Schwartz
GPB News NPR

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Singer, Songwriter Mac Davis Dies At 78

Mac Davis had his own TV variety show, acted in movies and was a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He released 19 albums over 25 years. His song Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me was a hit in 1972.

October 01, 2020
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A portrait of Mac Davis taken on Oct. 12, 1981.

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Mac Davis, 'Painter' Of Classic Songs, Dead At 78

Davis parlayed a middling career as a promotions man into a successful one writing songs for the stars and scoring hits of his own.

September 30, 2020
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  • Andrew Flanagan
Helen Reddy, performing in London in 1974.

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'I Am Woman' Singer Helen Reddy Is Dead, Aged 78

The Australian-born singer whose feminist anthem "I Am Woman" became a hit at the height of the women's liberation movement died Tuesday in Los Angeles. She had dementia.

September 30, 2020
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Kuwait state television announced Tuesday that the country's ruler, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, pictured last year at the 40th Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Saudi Arabia, has died.

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Kuwait's Emir, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Dies At 91

Sheikh Sabah spent four decades as foreign minister before becoming emir in 2006. He was known as a master diplomat who tried to mediate disputes in the volatile Gulf region.

September 29, 2020
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  • Jane Arraf
GPB News NPR

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Gale Sayers, Who Inspired TV Movie 'Brian's Song,' Dies At 77

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to sports journalist Kevin Blackistone about Gale Sayers' legacy. The former Chicago Bears running back, whose elusiveness bedeviled defenses, died Wednesday.

September 24, 2020
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg To Be Honored At The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is honoring Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a private ceremony and then a public viewing today. Ginsburg died on Friday. She was 87.

September 24, 2020
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NFL Hall Of Fame Running Back Gale Sayers Dies At 77

Legendary Chicago Bears' running back Gale Sayers has died at age 77. In primarily five seasons, he strung together a Hall of Fame career.

September 23, 2020
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<em>Guess How Much I Love You™ © 2015 Sam McBratney and Anita Jeram. Guess How Much I Love You™ is a registered trademark of Walker Books Ltd, London. Reproduced by permission of the publisher, Candlewick Press, Somerville, MA on behalf of Walker Books, London.</em>

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'Guess How Much I Love You' Author Sam McBratney Dies At 77

"I love you right up to the moon — and back," Big Nutbrown Hare tells Little Nutbrown Hare. Their affections were translated into 57 languages and sold millions of copies worldwide.

September 23, 2020
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  • Elizabeth Blair
Gale Sayers, who held or shared 12 NFL records when he retired, has died at age 77. He famously dedicated an award to his friend and teammate Brian Piccolo.

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Gale Sayers, Who Wowed NFL Fans And Inspired A Beloved TV Movie, Dies At 77

The story of the Black football star's friendship with a white teammate, Brian Piccolo, who died of cancer inspired the 1971 TV movie Brian's Song.

September 23, 2020
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  • Bill Chappell
In this May 28, 1957, photo, Rev. Robert S. Graetz, center, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rev. Ralph D. Abernathy, left, talk outside the witness room during a bombing trial in Montgomery, Ala. Graetz, the only white minister to support the Montgomery Bus Boycott, died Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020. He was 92.

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Robert Graetz, Only White Pastor To Back Montgomery Bus Boycott, Dies At 92

Robert and his wife Jeannie Graetz faced bombs and KKK death threats for their role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott, but their Black friends and neighbors protected them.

September 22, 2020
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  • Tom Gjelten
GPB News NPR

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Member Of The Temptations, Bruce Williamson Jr., Dies At 49

The family of Bruce Williamson Jr., who was a former lead singer with the Temptations, died on Sept. 6 in Las Vegas of complications from COVID-19.

September 22, 2020
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Rabbi Shira Stutman Remembers Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Rabbi Shira Stutman pays tribute to the life and legacy of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at Rosh Hashanah celebrations.

September 20, 2020
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