- The Godfather of Soul, Mister James Brown, dead Christmas morning. Brown has been many things during his storied lifetime: A musical pioneer, the funkiest man in show business, the most sampled artist in musical history, one of the hardest working performers and a sad example of a truly talented artist falling from grace into a life of drug addiction and troubled relationships with women.
- Songwriter Dennis Linde died Friday, December 22nd. While you may not be familiar with Linde by name, you are certainly familiar with his vast body of work. For over thirty years, he has been writing hit songs for country artists, from Elvis Presley’s "Burning Love" in 1972 to the Dixie Chicks’ "Goodbye, Earl" in 2000. In 2001, Linde was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. He will be missed.
- In other sad news, influential dj Carl Blaze died after two weeks in critical condition. Blaze, who spun weekends at New York’s Power 105.1, was shot thirteen times after dj’ing a party in the Bronx. The murderer(s) stole Blaze’s diamond necklace, valued at $20,000. So far, the police have made no arrests and no suspects have been named.
- Next stop: Camelot! Bono, the politically conscience U2 frontman, will join Mick Jagger and Paul McCartney at the Knights of the Round Table. The singer of "Sunday Bloody Sunday" has been given an honorary knighthood by the Queen.
- Paul McCartney has finally grown some cajones. As his divorce from Heather Mills grows uglier and uglier, the former Beatles has thrown down an ultimatum: settle now or go to trial and potentially get nothing. Here’s hoping some of that anger will translate to an awesome new solo album.
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