He had a run of top 10 hits from the 1950s into the 21st century, and his music was heard everywhere from movie soundtracks and radios to home stereo systems and iPods.
Life & Culture
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Bail set at $300,000 for former ‘Dances With Wolves’ actor in sex case
Police say Nathan Chasing Horse spent decades building a reputation among tribes as a ‘medicine man.’
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Nation & World
Disney cuts Simpsons ‘forced labor’ episode in Hong Kong
Communist-ruled Beijing is increasingly imposing its controls over the former British colony.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business
Disney to cut 7,000 jobs in Iger’s company ‘transformation’
Solid growth at its theme parks helps offset a tepid performance in its video streaming and movie business.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business
Netflix steps up its effort to get paid for account sharing
Some version of the plan is expected to be introduced in the U.S. in the next few weeks.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Drifters singer Charlie Thomas dies at 85
While performing with the R&B group for more than 60 years, Thomas recorded hits such as ‘There Goes My Baby,’ ‘Under the Boardwalk,’ ‘This Magic Moment’ and ‘Save the Last Dance for Me.’
Posted inAnimals, Maine
Despite concerns as temperatures plummeted last weekend, officials say Norridgewock dogs are fine
Town officials have expressed concern for more than 40 dogs kept outside a Depot Street house, most of them living outside, but the officials say the animals appear to be in good health and had “legally adequate” shelter when temperatures plummeted to about minus 20 degrees.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
After ticket flap, Springsteen’s fan magazine shutting down
In a statement, the publisher said fans were left ‘disillusioned’ by the zine’s response to ticket prices.
Posted inNew England, News, Religion and Values
Massachusetts diocese publishes nameless clergy abuse report
Boston Attorney Mitchell Garabedian, who has worked on many priest abuse cases for decades, called the report a ‘self-serving document’ by a diocese that ‘has allowed the wholesale sexual abuse of children for decades.’
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston museum takes new name, sets sights on new funding goal, location
The Maine Museum of Innovation, Learning and Labor should open in the former Camden Yarns mill site during 2025, museum officials said.