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2003 – Joan Jett appears on TV’s Crossing Over With John Edward. The Read more

2003 – Joan Jett appears on TV’s Crossing Over With John Edward. The

2003 – Joan Jett appears on TV’s Crossing Over With John Edward. The “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” singer serves as a psychic conduit for friends to hear from their daughter, who recently passed away.

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2003 – Country legend Johnny Cash is buried next to his wife Read more

2003 – Country legend Johnny Cash is buried next to his wife

2003 – Country legend Johnny Cash is buried next to his wife June Carter Cash in Hendersonville, Tenn. Among those attending the private ceremony are Emmylou Harris, Sheryl Crow, daughter Rosanne Cash and former veep Al Gore.

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2002 – In a televised plea, pop diva Whitney Houst… Read more

2002 – In a televised plea, pop diva Whitney Houst…

2002 – In a televised plea, pop diva Whitney Houston’s ailing father, who had earlier sued his daughter for $100 million calls for his daughter to settle the case.

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2002 – Lonnie Donegan, known as the “king of skiff… Read more

2002 – Lonnie Donegan, known as the “king of skiff…

2002 – Lonnie Donegan, known as the “king of skiffle’ dies in his sleep in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. He is 71. Lonnie Donegan MBE (29 April 1931 – 3 November 2002) was a skiffle musician, possibly the most famous of them all, with more than 20 UK Top 30 hits to his name. He is […]

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2002 – Sarah McLachlan’s audience grows by one whe… Read more

2002 – Sarah McLachlan’s audience grows by one whe…

2002 – Sarah McLachlan’s audience grows by one when the Canadian musician gives birth to daughter India Ann Sushil Sood, her and drummer-husband, Ashwin Sood’s first child.

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2001 – Dave Matthews and his wife Ashley welcome t… Read more

2001 – Dave Matthews and his wife Ashley welcome t…

2001 – Dave Matthews and his wife Ashley welcome the birth of their twin daughters Stella Busina and Grace Anne.

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2001 – Tracy Lawrence and wife Becca welcome a new… Read more

2001 – Tracy Lawrence and wife Becca welcome a new…

2001 – Tracy Lawrence and wife Becca welcome a new baby daughter, Skylar JoAnn Lawrence. Skylar, weighing 5 lbs, 15 oz., is the couple’s first child.

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2001 – Sammy and Kari Hagar give birth to their se… Read more

2001 – Sammy and Kari Hagar give birth to their se…

  2001 – Sammy and Kari Hagar give birth to their second daughter in a Northern California hospital. Samantha Pastel Hagar weighs in at a healthy 6 lbs., 1 oz. and is the second child for the couple.

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2001 – Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher was granted a quickie divorce from Read more

2001 – Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher was granted a quickie divorce from

2001 – Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher was granted a quickie divorce from Meg Matthews at the High Court in London. The couple had split last September, eight months after Meg had given birth to their daughter, Anais.

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2000 – Chris Cornell, former lead singer of Seattl… Read more

2000 – Chris Cornell, former lead singer of Seattl…

2000 – Chris Cornell, former lead singer of Seattle’s Soundgarden, and his wife, artist manager Susan Silver, become parents of a baby daughter when Lillian Jean is born.

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2000 – Singer/actress Vanessa L. Williams gives bi… Read more

2000 – Singer/actress Vanessa L. Williams gives bi…

2000 – Singer/actress Vanessa L. Williams gives birth to a daughter in New York. The child, Sasha, is the first for Williams and her husband, L.A. Lakers forward Rick Fox.

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1998 – It is announced that Madonna enrolled her d… Read more

1998 – It is announced that Madonna enrolled her d…

1998 – It is announced that Madonna enrolled her daughter, Lourdes Ciccone, at Cheltenham Ladies College, an exclusive British private school. The boarding school, founded in 1853, has a reputation for strict discipline, ranks amongst the top ten schools in England and charges $22,650 per year.

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