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The legacy of Otis Redding

Dec. 10, 2009
R & B legend Otis Redding was proud to be a country boy.
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MIAMI, May 19 (UPI) -- Tim Redding allowed two runs and just three hits in 6 2/3 innings Wednesday night as Houston routed Florida, 10-2.

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Songwriter Otis Blackwell dies

NASHVILLE, May 7 (UPI) -- Otis Blackwell, who wrote "Don't Be Cruel," "All Shook Up," and "Return to Sender" -- all Elvis Preslrey hits -- has died of an apparent heart attack. He was 70

Songwriter Otis Blackwell dies

NASHVILLE, May 7 (UPI) -- Otis Blackwell, who wrote "Don't Be Cruel," "All Shook Up," and "Return to Sender" -- all Elvis Presley hits -- has died of an apparent heart attack. Blackwell,
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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego wins Finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego, California watches confetti rain down as she wins the two-day Scripps National Spelling Bee championship, May 31, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Nandipati successfully spelled the word .* guetapens *, meaning to lure or ambush. UPI/Mike Theiler