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*Tonight’s “American Idol” season 11 finale will feature all-star musical tributes to the late Donna Summer and Robin Gibb. Helping the contestants translate Summer’s classic songbook (the disco queen appeared on the season 7 finale) will be a group performance with ’70s icons Gloria Gaynor, Thelma Houston and Gladys Knight joined by Nelly Furtado, Sheila [...]
*According to a family spokesperson, Robin Gibb, who joined two of his brothers in forming the Bee Gees pop group that helped define the disco era with the best-selling soundtrack to 1977′s “Saturday Night Fever,” has died at 62. Gibb had been hospitalized in London with advanced colorectal cancer. He had intestinal surgery in March [...]
*Musician Wyclef Jean has been selected to induct reggae icon Jimmy Cliff into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next month. The presenters were announced Tuesday by the hall, which is based in Cleveland. Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio will induct rock group Genesis, Barry and Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees will induct ABBA, [...]
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