He was known for his overt patriotism on post 9/11 songs like ‘Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue’ and boisterous barroom tunes like ‘I Love This Bar’ and ‘Red Solo Cup.’
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State Theatre in Portland to present Big Head Todd and the Monsters
Georgia-based blues musician Jontavious Willis plays in Portland on Saturday.
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Taylor Swift wins a record 4th album of the year Grammy – and announces new album
Meanwhile, Miley Cyrus’ ‘Flowers’ took home record of the year, Billie Eilish won song of the year for the ‘Barbie’ hit ‘What Was I Made For’ and Victoria Monét was named best new artist.
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Finally, a novel that really understands college students
In Kiley Reid’s clever ‘Come and Get It,’ the lives of young women are complicated in all kinds of messy ways.
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A painting by René Magritte may fetch $64 million at an auction marking a century of surrealism
The painting includes several of the Belgian artist’s signature motifs, including a bowler-hatted man and fluffy white clouds on a blue sky.
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Carl Weathers, linebacker-turned-actor who starred in ‘Rocky,’ ‘Predator’ and ‘Happy Gilmore,’ dies at 76
His manager said Weathers died Thursday. His family issued a statement saying he died ‘peacefully in his sleep.’
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These are their stories: Sam Waterston to leave ‘Law & Order’ after 400 episodes
Tony Goldwyn, who starred in ‘Scandal’ and the 1990 film ‘Ghost,’ has been cast as the new district attorney.
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Punxsutawney Phil predicts an early spring at Groundhog Day festivities
Phil predicts more winter far more often than he sees an early spring, with an accuracy rate at about 40%.
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Bruce Springsteen’s mother Adele Springsteen, a fan favorite who danced at his shows, dies at 98
She ‘held our family together’ through years of hardship, the musician said about his mother in a 2010 Ellis Island speech.
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Hinton Battle, breathtaking dancer on Broadway and beyond, dies at 67
At 18, he played the Scarecrow in the original Broadway production of ‘The Wiz.’ He went on to win 3 Tony Awards for best featured actor in a musical.