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Ike Turner: 1931-2007
Ike Turner, whose role as a founding father of rock ‘n roll became overlaid with his image as all-time abusive husband to Tina Turner, died yesterday at age 76. Ike played piano on “Rocke… more →
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Ike Turner: 1931-2007
tennesseeguy wrote 10 months ago: Ike Turner, whose role as a founding father of rock ‘n roll became overlaid with his image as … more →
Cricket! We hardly knew ye...
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audent wrote 10 months ago: So poor Nicky’s poor dog poor Cricket (aka Hoarse) has been found. Unfortunately, he washed up … more →
Norman Mailer and the sorority girl
tennesseeguy wrote 11 months ago: Norman Mailer has died at age 84. He came to the University of Tennessee in 1973 to give a lectur … more →
Ernest Withers, photographer of Black life, dies at 85
tennesseeguy wrote 12 months ago: The Memphis Commercial Appeal brings the sad news that photographer Ernest Withers has died at age 8 … more →
Resquiat in Pace Marcel Marceau
tennesseeguy wrote 1 year ago: NPR brought the sad news this morning that Marcel Marceau has died at the age of 84. When I was a j … more →
Eyes of Tammy Faye close at last
tennesseeguy wrote 1 year ago: Tammy Faye Bakker, described in today’s New York Times obit headline with the crossword puzzle … more →
Cas Walker film in Knoxville
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tennesseeguy wrote 1 year ago: Due to popular demand, Knoxville’s East Tennessee Historical Society will show This is Cas Wal … more →
R.I.P. David Halberstam
tennesseeguy wrote 1 year ago: David Halberstam, a great reporter and a great author, died in a car crash yesterday. After graduat … more →
Tennessee naming expert dies at 84
tennesseeguy wrote 1 year ago: “We are at the mercy of our name givers,” said Kelsie Harder, a native of MIddle Tennessee who b … more →
Kurt Vonnegut in Tennessee
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tennesseeguy wrote 1 year ago: Kurt Vonnegut, who died this week at age 84, received part of his education at the University of Ten … more →
James Brown's Tennessee connections
tennesseeguy wrote 1 year ago: James Brown, who died on Christmas day, had several Tennessee connections. First, he played across … more →
Exeunt Robert Altman
tennesseeguy wrote 1 year ago: Movie director Robert Altman was not a Tennessean, but he had a profound effect on Nashville with hi … more →
Sputnik Monroe falls from orbit
tennesseeguy wrote 1 year ago: “Sputnik” Monroe, aka Rock Brumbaugh, was Memphis’s most famous wrestler in the 19 … more →
Cas Walker
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tennesseeguy wrote 1 year ago: For anyone growing in East Tennessee, Cas Walker was an inescapable presence. He owned a chain of g … more →
Cofounder of first black radio station dies
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tennesseeguy wrote 1 year ago: John R. Pepper II died this week at the age of 91. When he was 32 years old, he and Bert Ferguson t … more →
"Long Black Veil" writer dies
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tennesseeguy wrote 1 year ago: Marijohn Wilkin, who wrote the classic “Long Black Veil,” died at the age of 86. She als … more →
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