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Bill Friskics-Warren

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Uganda New York Times entertainment
28 Oct 2019
In April 2018, 900 people turned out for a midweek evening church service that typically draws 50 participants at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. Days later, a YouTube video of the proceedings went viral, followed by invitations clamoring for the event to be reprised in cities from Los Angeles to Lisbon.
A Church Service Inspired by Beyoncé, No Halo Required
Uganda New York Times world
1 Feb 2019
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Harold Bradley, who played on thousands of country, pop and rock ’n’ roll recordings, including landmark hits like Brenda Lee’s “I’m Sorry,” Patsy Cline’s “Crazy” and Roy Orbison’s “Only the Lonely,” died Thursday in Nashville. He was 93.
Uganda New York Times world
21 Jan 2019
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Reggie Young, a prolific studio guitarist who appeared on landmark recordings by Elvis Presley and many others and played a prominent role in shaping the sound of Southern popular music in the 1960s and ‘70s, died Thursday at his home in Leipers Fork, Tennessee, just outside Nashville. He was 82.
Uganda New York Times world
18 Jan 2019
Bonnie Guitar, who had hit records as a country singer and guitarist, but whose biggest achievement may have been her work as a businesswoman in the male-dominated music industry, died Saturday in Soap Lake, Washington. She was 95.
Uganda New York Times world
20 Dec 2018
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jerry Chesnut, a blue-collar songwriter who wrote hits for Elvis Presley, Loretta Lynn, Willie Nelson and more than 100 other popular artists, including another Elvis, Costello, died Saturday at his home in Brentwood. He was 87.