Daily entertainment news covering Lou Rawls en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/01/celebrity_birthdays_december_63 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 97943@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to British actress Emily Mortimer (1971), actor Jeremy Northam (1961), jazz bassist Jaco Pastorius (1951; d. 1987), Irish singer Gilbert O'Sullivan (1946), comedic/dramatic actress Bette Midler (1945),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/01/celebrity_birthdays_december_32 Sat, 01 Dec 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 64422@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to British actress Emily Mortimer (1971), actor Jeremy Northam (1961), jazz bassist Jaco Pastorius (1951; d. 1987), Irish singer Gilbert O'Sullivan (1946), comedic/dramatic actress Bette Midler (1945), The Doors drummer John Densmore (1944), comedian Richard Pryor (1940; d. 2005),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/04/pioneers_of_the_philly_sound_to_appear_o_5 Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:30:00 EST Entertainment News 36800@http://www.starpulse.com/news Legends Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, world renowned songwriting team and music producers who collectively have hundreds of gold and platinum recordings for such hits as "For the Love of Money" and "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now," the architects of "The Sound of Philadelphia"", will be featured on NBC's The Today Show on Thursday, April 5 at 8:30 AM (EST).

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/01/celebrity_birthdays_december_1 Fri, 01 Dec 2006 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 21086@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to British actress Emily Mortimer (1971), actor Jeremy Northam (1961), jazz bassist Jaco Pastorius (1951; d. 1987), Irish singer Gilbert O'Sullivan (1946), comedic/dramatic actress Bette Midler (1945), The Doors drummer John Densmore (1944), comedian Richard Pryor (1940), golfer Lee Trevino (1939), singer Lou Rawls (1935), comedian/director Woody Allen (1935), and stage actress Mary Martin (1913; d. 1990).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/08/01/aretha_franklin_is_honored_for_activism Tue, 01 Aug 2006 14:11:33 EST Entertainment News 11737@http://www.starpulse.com/news Aretha Franklin will be the first female artist to be honored with the Award of Excellence from the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) for her sterling philanthropic work. The singer is set to receive the trophy at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood next month in a ceremony that will be broadcast in a TV special in January.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/01/11/rev_jesse_jackson_to_lead_last_rites_for Wed, 11 Jan 2006 16:36:10 EST Entertainment News 1778@http://www.starpulse.com/news Civil rights leader Reverand Jesse Jackson will officiate at the funeral of late singer Lou Rawls on Friday January 13. The Grammy-winning star died in Los Angeles last Friday (Jan. 6) after battling lung and brain cancer. He was 72.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2005/12/01/today_s_celebrity_birthdays_dec_1 Thu, 01 Dec 2005 03:00:38 EST Entertainment News 856@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Linkin Park guitarist Brad Delson (1977), British actress Emily Mortimer (1971), actor Jeremy Northam (1961), jazz bassist Jaco Pastorius (1951; d. 1987), Irish singer Gilbert O'Sullivan (1946), comedic/dramatic actress Bette Midler (1945), The Doors drummer John Densmore (1944), comedian Richard Pryor (1940), golfer Lee Trevino (1939), singer Lou Rawls (1935), comedian/director Woody Allen (1935), and stage actress Mary Martin (1913; d. 1990).

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